[CAUT] Pure Sound Wire

[Bob Hull]

Ditto.    I have put Pure Sound on 2 M's.  One has done ok so far (not sure if anyone is really playing it though) and the other is back in my shop getting a new block and Mapes International Gold strings.  The breakage was constant  - especially in the capo section.   They used a different technician for a couple of tunings and his string replacements were the worse I have ever seen - coils (if you can call them coils) were down in the plate, up on the pin and everything.  Restringing and putting in a block on my dime now - not fun.  When I installed the Pure Sound,  I used the extra strength strings and followed recommended scaling. The sound was subtly better and the look was great - but the strength is not there.  They would be even more likely to break on a larger piano I believe.

Bob Hull



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From: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>
To: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>; caut at ptg.org
Sent: Sun, May 9, 2010 9:14:08 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pure Sound Wire

 
Fred, thank you...
 
Ouch!
 
I used Pure Sound on an M nearly 3 years ago, using 
the recommended scale. The top capo section began breaking spontaneously, 
without being played, within a few days, maybe even a few hours. I replaced the 
top section with Mapes International Gold, and the stringing seemed stable. 
 
I prefered what I hear as a less noisy sound in the 
tenor, much warmer than the usual M, though the customer has never been 
entirely happy. Friday I tuned with a small pitch raise, and now the customer 
has called, saying D#4 has broken. She is a heavy player, Military Polonaise. 
and proud of it. I'm thinking the time is coming to just bite the bullet and 
restring.
 
Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Fred Sturm 
>To: Ed Sutton ; caut at ptg.org 
>Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 10:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pure Sound Wire
>
>
>On May 9, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Ed Sutton wrote:
>
>A few years ago Pure Sound wire was being 
>>    promoted as suitable for use on S & S M pianos.
>>Has anyone tried it?
>>Have you had breakage 
>>    problems?
>>Thank you.
>> 
>>Ed 
>>  Sutton
>
>I 
>  experimented with Pure Sound on a B a couple summers ago (piano in a 
>  classroom). I will be restringing the treble sections (capo) this summer. Far, 
>  far too much breakage. Tenor is great, and does sound noticeably better (well, 
>  it's subtle, but better - clarity and sustain, as well as a better 
>  inharmonicity match, and F2 area tunes much more easily). But the breakage in 
>  the capo section has been nearly 50%, compared to maybe as much as 5% (mostly 
>  much less) in pianos with standard wire. No broken strings (so far) in the 
>  tenor (up to C#5).
> 
>I should note 
>  that I did use the extra strong wire as recommended as well as recommended 
>  scaling. 
>
>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>fssturm at unm.edu
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