Yep. After thinking about this, I've had a BFO (Brilliant Flash of the Obvious), to whit: Despite sounding good, these strings are shot—elasticity just gone. Oog. The overall condition of this really beautiful piano and the surprisingly good sound of the wound strings (though they weren't up to pitch) absolutely blinded me to this unpleasant reality. I've learned a lesson and will discover the tuition costs when I meet with the customer, tomorrow. Dum, da dum dum ... Dumb History Questions: Could these strings really be original to 1890, or are they likely replacements? When were the old ironsides last used, anyway? Did they reappear, like steel pennies, during WWII when copper was in such demand for brass shell casings? Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:17 AM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Questions & WARNING--Gimme a break! >Ron, thanks but you missed a small, key point in my message. These old >steel strings are still fairly bright and sound AMAZINGLY good! And >restringing the whole thing is not an option at present, so I gotta >make it work, somehow. You're right, I missed that. There's always splicing the old string, but the increased resistance just before they broke indicates a problem there too. Ron N _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 11/26/2004
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