Jim: What are the inharmonicity characteristics of these pianos? High IH is not bad, mismatched IH is bad. I know the dimention of the unwrapped end is used to control (raise) IH at scale breaks. Were these designed with this wire for some specific scaling purpose? dave > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of Jim Coleman, Sr. > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 12:34 AM > To: dporritt > Cc: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Hex wire > > > Hi Dave: > > There have been several pianos over the years which have used hex core > thoughout the bass section. A notable good example is the Fazer (Fahtzer) > piano made in Europe. I have seen 7'4 Grotrian Steinweg pianos with hex > core. Nice sound. In the 50's Gulbransen made 6' grands with hex > core bass. > > Jim Coleman, Sr. >
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