Wire Size

[Avery]

David,

I'm lucky, I guess. I've only had to deal with hammer replacement 
jobs by my predecessor where the end of the shank was about half-way 
down inside the hammer. I guess he pre-cut the shanks and they ended 
up being too short! :-\ But at least that was better than being 
totally off on the strike point!

Avery

At 04:02 PM 6/3/2006, you wrote:
>I just had to rib you a bit.  When I started working at SMU 20 years 
>ago my predecessor had put universals on a lot of the pianos (I even 
>saw a piano for an outside client where he had restrung the whole 
>bass section with universals!!)  One of the first things I did was 
>to replace all those universal strings with appropriate 
>ones.  Seriously, I can see their use in situations as you describe 
>below, but I really don't like them.
>
>dave
>
>David M. Porritt
><mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>dporritt at smu.edu
>
>----------
>From: Joseph Garrett [mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net]
>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:39 PM
>To: Porritt, David; Pianotech List
>Subject: RE: Wire Size
>
>Ah, come on David! I don't "hate" pianos. There are some that gain 
>my loathing, but that's not the reason to use "Universals". Some 
>pianos are "just make it work" kinds, these are not going to last 
>much longer and the owners are not going to dump a bunch of bucks 
>into them. Example: 1880, Over Damper, English, Rust up the whazzoo, 
>Parts are extremely fragile, owned by an 80 year old spinster on a 
>fixed income......yada! Get the picture? Universals have their 
>place. Especially, if care is taken to install them properly. In 
>order to do that, one needs to have a good micrometer, scaling 
>knowlege, and meticulous skill. It is not a string to replace on a 
>S&S "B" or such, (even though I've done it, in a "pinch" situation.<G>)
>I suggest you get your nose out of the clouds and greet the Real 
>World realistically, in this regard. Just my Opinion.
>For those who only have high-end clientelle, like you obviously do, 
>then I can understand why you don't use them. For me, Square Grands, 
>Square Pianos, Over-Damper Uprights and a lot of weird, POS pianos, 
>is the norm. (Just did two Square Grands and an Over-Damper piano 
>this week.) (I have over 70 Squares in my Data Base.)
>
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:dporritt at mail.smu.edu>Porritt, David
>To: 
><mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>joegarrett at earthlink.net;<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech 
>List
>Sent: 6/3/06 10:34:45 AM
>Subject: RE: Wire Size
>
>Joe:
>
>I've been doing this work for 33+ years and while I used to have 
>universal bass strings I haven't for about 25 years.  What do you 
>use them for?  (i.e. what kind of piano do you hate so much that you 
>use universals on it?)
>
>dave
>
>David M. Porritt
><mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>dporritt at smu.edu
>
>----------
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
>On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett
>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:41 AM
>To: pianotech
>Subject: Re: Wire Size
>
>It is best to invest in the Tools of the Trade. First: a good 
>micrometer. Second: Order the 1/3rd pound coils of wire, (with the 
>Brake) Third: A complete set of Universal Bass Strings. Anything 
>less, is not professional, IMO.
>Since Money is always an issue, I'd suggest the Micrometer First, 
>(borrow wire from your Mentor).
>Regards,
>
>
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
>
>
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