String Breakage (Reply)

[Jon Page]

At 08:03 PM 1/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
<snip>
>Using the same size wire for a splice is best.  No more than 1/2 size
>different.
<snip>>                    Newton
> 

On bass string splices I always use a half size higher. I found this
necessary on particularly Yamaha pianos but I do it for all now.

Wiping the wire with a cloth dampened with Protek might help, I'll try it
the next time I have a stroke of misfortune.

Splice ya' later,


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