Don't know for Steinway, but heard that tests done on strings of a 1864 Bechstein belonging once to Richard Wagner showed that the steel used for strings had similar properties as modern Röslau wire. 1864 is a time after the industrialization of the process of making steel, and piano makers were very quick to adopt the new material. Stéphane Collin > Just curious, as I am still vague on a lot of scaling issues. Didnt the > type of string material used also contribute to the overall tension. ? > What would the net result be using string material from that time period, > compared to modern stringing on the same scale. > > > Thanks > > RicB > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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