Tenor String Replacement Size

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 11:51 AM 6/9/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm working on a Kimball console as I write. Doing a 75-cent pitch raise. 
>Tenor string breaks right in the middle of the keyboard. I carry every 
>size under the sun (or so I thought), so I cut the old one out only to 
>find that I have every size other than the one I need - #18, or 0.041 
>inches. Drive back to my shop because I know I have every size under the 
>sun in my shop (or so I thought) - seems I have never restrung a piano 
>that had plain wires larger than #17-1/2.
>


Distance to customer is obviously not a large factor, right?

>So, the bottom line is as I see it, I have four choices:


>1) splice the old one back in (no way - I'm not going to leave two knots 
>in the speaking length);

Double knotting might improve the tone, but then you'd want to do that to 
all the notes ;-}


>  2) finish tuning the piano and go back in a couple weeks when I get the 
> correct size string;

Yes. With suggested follow-up tuning to stabilise pitch raise and leave 
felt mute in new string.


>3) install a string one size larger; or 4) install a string one size smaller.

Smaller if absolutely necessary.


>Any opinions in the next ten minutes or so - I'm going to eat my lunch and 
>then go back there and do one of these. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Terry Farrell


Happy Kimballing!




Conrad Hoffsommer

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