List, This message was posted on rec.music.makers.piano newsgroup. If there is someone who is capable and willing to address these concerns, please E-mail BOB LANG <rlang@netdoor.com> direct. ==================================================== BOB LANG <rlang@netdoor.com> wrote: > > Restoring an 1841 piano. The string wire is much softer (more > flexible) than modern string wire of same diameter. Any negative > consequences of using modern wire for replacement, like possibly > cracking the frame? Would tension in wire be same for old and new? > No one seems to be able to answer this question. > > Bob Lang > rlang@netdoor.com > Visit my homepage at http://www2.netdoor.com/~rlang > ================================================== Keith A. McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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