wire curve

[Jon Page]

At 01:29 AM 2/28/99 -0600, you wrote:
<snip>
>Yep, that's pretty much the point. I don't think it's the curve, or the
>twist, or, as Jim C said, the kink that is the problem. I am challenging
>anyone to come up with any reasonable proof or demonstration to the effect
>that any of these things predictably affect the clarity of the tuning of the
>installed string. Not that it will change anyone's belief to the contrary. 
>
>A myth is as good as a mile.
>
> Ron 
> 

One point I want to make.

My introduction of the term 'natural curve' came in response to the question
about tuning stability on a new piano.

My inference to 'attending to this curve' would make the tuning more stable,
sooner.

Disclaimer:
Any conclusion of string clarity must be assumed by the reader as I made no
reference to this. 

The recent flood of posts perhaps led to this misunderstanding as a result of
speed-reading.  I know I have been glazing thru many posts.

I will say this though, by sharpening the bend at the capo by lifting the wire
on either side
has improved the tone.  I have a spinet caster mounted securely  onto a narrow
scrap of
pin block material. With a fulcrum placed on the keybed, this lever lifts the
strings and
between the circumference of the wheel and the rolling action; I do not 'dent'
the wire;
whether or not a kink affects the tone, I'm not taking any chances.
Besides it
looks better
without an angle in the string length.

No flies on me,




Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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