I am wondering why German wire sold by APSCO is not listed in its metric size. Röslau piano wire is listed in sizes 12 - 23 with half sizes the same as Mapes and Diamond Brand. The question is, is # 20 1/2 wire the same or different from manufacturer to manufacturer? Richard the wirey ---------- > From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com> > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Subject: Re: Duplex noise ratio > Date: Thursday, May 22, 1997 12:46 PM > > Dave asked about metric wire sizes. The differences between metric and > American sizes are indeed small in the smaller sizes but become rather > more at the larger sizes. same here > > > snip > > I had both metric and American wire at Rutgers and used the metrics on > the Bechstein, Bosendorfer, the Yamahas and the Kawais. All others got > American wire. > > German wire is available from APSCo and Schaff. > > Newton > nhunt@jagat.com
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