<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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.<div><br></div><div>Andrew Anderson</div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 9, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Keith Roberts wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>What wire does S&S use? Is it made to their specs or off the shelf?<br><br>Keith Roberts</div> <div> </div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Ron Nossaman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">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?<br> <br>Thanks.<br><br>Jim Busby<br></blockquote><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>