Stringing Piano

[Clyde Hollinger]

Do you notice any difference in the tone between the shiny and the dull wire?

Here's why I ask:  A local piano rebuilder received some of the dull wire and
showed it to us at a chapter meeting.  He cut a little piece off the end of a
roll and asked us to listen to the sound made by the cut.  Then he did the same
thing with the shiny wire.  There was a decidedly different tone between the
two, which leads me to believe this could also affect the tone of the piano
after it is strung.  They sent the dull wire back to be replaced.  I don't know
which name brand it was.

Regards, Clyde

Farrell wrote:

> I used Roslau wire from Schaff. I noticed - AFTER the piano was strung -
> that two of the wire gauges are a bit dull (not shiny like the others).
> Could this be something related to the manufacturing process - and all I
> need to do is wipe it with some kind of solvent or such - or did Schaff send
> me wire that had been sitting on a shelf for a bunch of years and is
> starting to corrode.