Yup, I don't buy Mapes wound strings. Andrew At 10:20 AM 5/15/2008, you wrote: >Last summer I restrung a 5' Hazelton grand using Mapes bass strings >which I ordered through Pianotek. Since then the monochords have >developed loose winding buzzing. I have taken them off and twisted >them 3 times now, and when I come back to retune the buzzing has >returned. I have had an occasional problem with a new string before >which usually is remedied by twisting the string, but nothing as >persistent as this. My guess is that the strings weren't swedged >properly. Anyone else had this problem before, particularly with Mapes? >Thanks, >Patrick C. Poulson >Registered Piano Technician >Piano Technicians Guild
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