[pianotech] Bass string maker problem

[Dale Erwin]

Same here. Areldge has given me great personal service. The J.D Grandt & Gac strings are also well made. 
 More expensive and the quality is worth it to be sure,... but you get what you pay for...well...usually
Dale


Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at frontier.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 2:34 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass string maker problem


Patrick,

Years ago.  What got to me more than the occasional error was the 
attitude they gave when confronted with their mistakes.  Now using 
Arledge.  Not perfect, but they take responsibility for their quality 
and fix things quickly.

Mike

On 1/16/2013 2:22 PM, Patrick Poulson wrote:
> I am having a continual problem with getting bass strings duplicated 
accurately. In two instances the string duplication was good for the first half 
and then the windings got longer and longer until they rode up over the capo 
bar, in the first instance, and over the bridge in the second instance. These 
were both upright pianos, and I did try switching the order of the strings which 
only made things worse. In two other pianos, both grands, the windings in the 
bichords were not as closer as the original ones. This problem showed up in sets 
from both Mapes and Schaff. Up until this happened I never had such a problem. I 
am about to give up and try different makers. Has anyone else been having a 
similar problem, and did you wind up switching.
> Thanks,
> Patrick Poulson,RPT


 

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