Preference on piano wire

[Ron Nossaman]

> Brett:
> You are in Hawaii, aren't you? I am really surprised that not more 
> technicians working in humid places or locations near the ocean have 
> looked into using stainless steel piano wire. Why string with a wire 
> that you know will be rusty in short order? Pure Sound wire won't rust 
> because it is stainless. It is not directly interchangeable with Mapes 
> or Röslau wire, because the tensile strength is a bit lower. Scaling 
> needs to be looked at and taken into account. But for certain pianos, 
> including Steinways up to the B, it can be a viable alternative. Other 
> benefits are tonal improvements in pianos that don't have high tension 
> scales.
> 
> Jurgen Goering


Jurgen,
Who's wrapping bass strings with Pure Sound cores?
Ron N