[pianotech] Brass Wire Breakage

[Thomas Cole]

It may be work hardening from when it was drawn through increasingly 
smaller dies. If the wire is not properly annealed after some number of 
drawings, it may remain too brittle.
Tom Cole

John Ross wrote:
> *Does the brass wire for harpsichords age?*
> *Someone asked me for some .016 brass wire, and he says it breaks. *
> *I got it from Tuners Supply, and wondered if it had deteriorated with 
> age.*
> *John Ross*
> *Windsor, Nova Scotia*