Twangy pianos + stringing

[Tony Caught]

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Hi Newton,

Pardon the snips.

Agree with all you said for today's world but, do you remember when bass =
strings (when new) had a twist in them when hung loosely as against bass =
strings of today that hang straight.

Have you ever released the tension on the bass of a fantastic sounding =
(in the bass) piano and found that there is no twist at all ?.

Am not knocking our present string makers but are they made differently =
today ? Sometimes I feel that the strings are wound without enough =
tension on the string when winding and this is the reason why we are now =
twisting them as much as we are.=20

And then there is the other issue, some pianists (who play pipe organ in =
particular) prefer a less harmonic rich bass string than others.

My preferred method these days is to pull the bass string up to full =
tension with no twist, leave for 2 to 5 days then twist as required to =
balance the tone.

Personally I say the less twist the better.

Regards

Tony Caught ICPTG
Australia
caute@optusnet.com.au

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: Twangy pianos + stringing


> Joe,
>=20
> There is more piano folklore out there than you will find in
> mother Hubbard's cupboard none of which is supported by
> measured experimentation.  Just someone's opinion.  I know,
> I have had to give up a lot of my assumptions not based upon
> facts.
>=20
> Stop and THINK about these items.
>=20
> Twisting bass strings is universally done to tighten and
> keep tight the wrap around the core.  Try NOT twisting the
> strings and you will notice a considerable loss of
> liveliness caused by the wrap not being as tight as it could
> be.
>=20
> Newton
>=20

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