In a message dated 97-05-23 02:05:10 EDT, remoody@easnetsd.com (Richard Moody) writes: << Röslau piano wire is listed in sizes 12 - 23 with half sizes the same as Mapes and Diamond Brand. The question is, is # 20 1/2 wire the same or different from manufacturer to manufacturer? >> Richard, When we got our Hamburg, I called Wayne Hicks at Mapes to order metric wire. Wayne told me that they substituted a half size smaller to accomodate the difference between American and metric wire. He also was kind enough to tell me that Röslau was made as metric. So I ordered Röslau from Schaff. But to be on the safe side, whenever I replace a string on a non-American PSO I always mic the old and the new. Gina Carter
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