<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Wim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I can't say for sure that crushed strings would have a different tone but they might.  Personally I don't think it really matters.  If the customer noticed an abnormality in a new high quality piano it should be taken care of.  I'd replace the strings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mitch Staples</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109082323-27122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>working late at Ohio State University</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Willem Blees<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] bass strings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><WBR>A new customer bought a new M&H AA in August. When I tuned it yesterday, he complained about some tone problems in the last 7 bass notes, (G2 - B2). I was able to voice some of the problems away, but a couple of notes still bothered him. I asked that he play the piano for a while to see if the notes in question would get better with playing. The apartment in which he lives is small, and the piano sits next to an open window, which is very common here. <BR><BR>I don't hear what he is complaining about. So perhaps it is one of perception, more than actual sound. He noticed that the winding on some of the strings are a little different than on other strings. The best way I can describe it is that the windings look like they were "crushed" ever so slightly. You can see it only when you look at the strings at an angle, with the light from the window shining on the strings. <BR><BR>Would that cause the strings to have a different tone? <BR><BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter Press<BR>www.pianotuning.com</DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> More new features than ever. Check out the new <A href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>