I replaced an G#4 A4 unison in a 5yo S&S D with miked Mapes Gold and it did not match what was there. I suspect they don't use premium Mapes wire. Andrew Anderson On Sep 9, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: > Do you get the same false beat when plucking the string. I have > always considered the wire to be overrated. In ANY manufacturering > process there is a certain amount of product that doesn't meet the > quality needed. > > What wire does S&S use? Is it made to their specs or off the shelf? > > Keith Roberts > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> > wrote: > > On a new B in the upper octave only I have several strings with > strong false beats. All bends are made, etc. Bridge pins are tight, > CA glued. Pushing on the pin with a screwdriver doesn't help. It's > new, so I don't think the v-bar is an issue. What to do??? What am I > overlooking? Ron, is it design? > > Thanks. > > Jim Busby > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080909/64cda299/attachment.html
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