replacement strings

[Michael Musial]

Hello

 I service a Baldwin Acrosonic that was worked on previously by
another technician. Both strings (30 and 31) of G2 were replaced by
someone else with new strings that are not quite like the surrounding
strings. I just got a call that both of those replacement strings
broke. The windings look the same and the overall dimension is the
same as the surrounding strings, but the core wire is size 15 whereas
the surrounding core wires are size 14. Both strings broke at the top
bridge pin.

 Is this larger diameter core wire the reason the strings broke? Is
going up just one whole string size enough to bring the string closer
to the breaking point? I plan on sending these strings in to be
duplicated with instructions to use size 14 core wire.

 On more than one occasion I have given Baldwin the model number and
serial number of a piano and the replacement strings they sent me were
quite different than what was needed. Maybe this is how the other tech
got the new strings. Anyway I hope duplication with a different core
wire will be ok.

Michael Musial
Reedsville Pa