At 05:13 PM 2/26/99 -0500, you wrote: >..I had to replace a bass string today on a Grand..it was left for me by >the previous tooner..anyway, I carry enough wire with me to re-string >most pianos, but this particular size fell right in between what I had >with me. So in a case like this, where you don't have the exact size >Universal to replace a bass string with, should you go with the thicker >density or the thinner? > >I replaced it with the thinner. > >Rook > > I've always wondered the same thing, also what is more important, keeping the core wire the same (which I think determines the inharmonicity) or the outer wrap. You never seem to get both. I generally try for the same core wire size. In a somewhat related manner, I've had to splice a few bass strings recently using 18-1/2 wire onto a core wire of 21, which of course won't work, but did. And I promise to write in if I get a call that the splice didn't last :-) Ken Jankura Newburg, PA
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