Walter Strings

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Only if you are Uri Gellar <G>
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sdpianotech at itctel.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:35 AM
Subject: Walter Strings


> Thanks for your responses.  The piano is not "old", but is one of  
> Walter's early production.  Before he changed the string scale:  Note  
> 16 is a single string, the treble tail lengths are considerably longer  
> than his "improved" scale.
> 
> The piano is not now regularly used, and was played rather moderately  
> by students more interested in basketball.   Pitch was close (for  
> South Dakota):  I raised about 6 cents.  Hammers are in good shape,  
> thought I'm wondering if strike point is too close to termination in  
> high treble.
> 
> I've run into problems in other makes where all strings of a certain  
> size snap.  Bad wire?  Is that some form of crystallization?  Is it  
> possible to determine such problems before a string breaks?
> 
> Stu