No reflection on your reply, Wim, other than it triggered a memory. It began as a challenge, under terms of warranty, for faulty (buzzing) bass strings. A quick question and answer session revealed, as cousin Paul would say, 'the rest of the story'. Although the owner had not complained of a problem, the tech took it upon himself to improve the sound of the bass on a new piano. He recalled being told to twist bass strings 2-1/2 times in the direction of wrap. He did so, with no apparent improvement. Assuming that more is better, he did it again, adding an =additional= 3~5 turns. I never did know the mechanics involved in getting those extra turns, but at some point, the wrap terminations separated from the core. My clue that something was amiss? I can understand an occasional bad wrap (augh!) on a string or three causing a buzz. When =all= the bass strings are buzzing, it runs up a red flag! At 10:04 AM 6/19/98 -0400, you wrote: >About 15 years ago I rebuilt a S&S S. After installing the bass strings, I >found them to be very tubby. I twisted them, but no improvement. So I thought >I must have twisted them the wrong way. SO I twisted them 3 turns the other >way. Still no improvement. Finally, I didn't put any twist in them, and guess >what, a beautiful sound. Since then, I never give my bass strings an extra >twist. I coil the pin level to the ground, and turn it a quarter turn, and >pound the pin. I have never had a problem with my bass strings. And we are >talking close to 150 pianos since then. >Willem Blees RPT Jim Harvey, RPT harvey@greenwood.net
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