Richard, Thanks for the info. I am currently trying to get a hold of that particular book and several others.If anyone has any information on where I could get buy a copy of ( 1. "Piano Tone Building" 2. "The Calculating Technician") I would be most appreciative. I have been searching the web for some time now and these two books seem to be rarer than rocking horse dung. Thanks Stuart Balsillie Piano Technician Woodend, Victoria AUSTRALIA piano@iaa.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:18 PM Subject: Re: strings > McFerrin gives 70% of breaking point is the elasticity limit. The breaking > point is given as a range. In his book, "The Piano--Its Acoustics" the > breaking range for #13 is 273--285 lbs. I would use the lower value. > Seventy percent then is 273 t imes .70 or 191 lbs. The ultimate > authority would be data the wire makers themselves provide. ---ric > > > >>Also what is the elastic limit of piano > > > wire? > >>thank you Stuart Balsillie > > >
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