[CAUT] Pure Sound Wire

[Ron Nossaman]

Paul T Williams wrote:

> Richard put forth another issue that some of you might know more 
> about...that the plate was origianally located poorly. How much would 
> this problem affect string breakage? 

If the speaking lengths in the treble were unusually long, 
they would be at a higher break# and more prone to breakage.


>Could it also affect that strange 
> sound from F2 that happens on all of our 70's and 80's Steinway B's?

That F2 is still the result of poor scale design, leaving the 
strings at something like 23% of break. The low tenor strings 
need to be either much longer, or shorter and wrapped.
Ron N