Lim: I can't tell you what the technical reasons are, but I once attended a string class at a convention where it was explained. It makes them sound better with the added mass at the end of the winding. I'll leave the real explanation to someone else who knows what they are talking about. Lower inharmonicity? Not sure. I believe the class instructor was Paul Jansen, Sr. I remember asking how he came to add that feature. His answer was sort of, it just made sense to do it. I guess that's what goes on in the mind of a genius. I ain't one. Or, maybe it's just a way to make sure the end of the wire doesn't unravel. Paul McCloud San Diego > [Original Message] > From: <limhseng at gmail.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 09/11/2010 5:47:49 AM > Subject: [pianotech] Tenor bass strings > > Hi > Why do they 'squeezed' these tenor bass strings at the start of winding? > > Lim > Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld > Powered by Gee! from StarHub
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