Dave Nereson said: " While some piano makers went to nickel-plated windings rather than copper during wartime (WW I was 1914-1918), sometimes they were used just because they were less expensive (I presume). I've seen nickel windings on old pianos from the early 1900's when no war was going on." Dave, You're not entirely correct here. First the "nickle-plated windings..." is incorrect. The windings were Silver/Nickle plated. Having done "buckets" of scale evaluations, I've learned to recognize what the scale designers had in mind with SilNic windings. It was used primarily for a better transition between plain wire and wound, at the break. Most of the scales, I've seen with SilNic, were very good with the "transition" of the two bridges. There was some real R&D in this regard! Also, I truly doubt that the SilNic winding was cheaper! Think about it.<G> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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