Schraffed bass strings

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Dave Sanderson <pianobiz@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Re: Schraffed bass strings
> Date: Monday, April 21, 1997 9:30 AM
>
> Steve
> The purpose of the scuffing is to increase the union between the
> copper and the core, so that they move in unison.  A dead string,
> even one without a scuffing, is usually due to a very loose section

> of wrap.

Is schraffed the same as scuffed?  Is scuffing done with a file by
scraping it up and down on the string before the winding is applied?
Richard Moody