Stephen:
Are you a technician? You seem to know the right terminology.
If not, I'd just call some local technician and have him replace the
string . The supply houses can duplicate it for you. If it is part of
a pair, duplicate both for better tone match. Universal replacement
strings are also available, and many technicians have a set of these
with them. The tone match isn't as good, though.
I also recommend that the technician be a member of the Piano
Technician's Guild, and preferably a registered technician of the same.
They will know best how to take care of the problem.
Good luck.
Paul McCloud
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