----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 16, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: Re: Roslau vs Mapes Gold > Yes, the Roslau wire is definitely dirty. I was really wondering about any > tonal differences. I thought I heard some mention that it had a bit more > shine or brilliance in the upper registers, but it sounds like both you and > Dale E. don't find any appreciable difference in tone. > > David Love > Nor have we. We've been using Mapes IG wire since it came out and have been very happy with it. As Ron mentioned, it's a lot cleaner. We've used it to replace Roslau in a couple of pianos that had breaking string problems and have found it to be some tougher. In terms of tone quality I'd rate them equal. I question the idea that either has "more shine" or more "brilliance" than the other. I'd want direct side-by-side comparisons using identical instruments. And that's not likely to happen. Del
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