If I'm not mistaken, Arledge suggests that no twist should be put on his bass strings. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- Do you mean the he's the best string maker you've encountered or you like his scales? There is a difference. I am dubious of "string making" claims as reasons for great tone but do put a lot of credence in scale design. There are some excellent string makers whose scales you may or may not like but who do precision work. I've used JD Grandt for awhile now and he recommends ½ turn. I've installed a couple by mistake with no turn and there really wasn't any difference in tone. Sanderson strings also don't require a full turn in order to "come alive" nor do Arledge. When I used Mapes strings (awhile now) they routinely needed to be twisted or they sounded dead-and sometimes they sounded dead anyway. While I can't say I understand the mechanics of twisting I do wonder whether it's a compensation of some sort or whether the twisting happens during the wrapping process with some makers and not with others. Anyway, all you string making experts, please enlighten me. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070803/11d28e5d/attachment.html
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