splicing bass strings

[Farrell]

Yo, Ron. Waaaaazzzzzzzzuuuuuupppppppp?

> Of course I wouldn't try to tell you a spliced string would sound exactly
> like it's neighbor, nor did I even attempt to. It probably didn't before
it
> broke either. I will tell you without reservation though, that that old
> spliced string will both sound more like it's neighbor, and stay in tune
> far better, than any new replacement string will ever hope to. It's a
> personal judgement, I know, but I consider a neatly spliced string that
> blends in aurally and more nearly stays in tune with the rest of the piano
> far less ugly than a new string that's too lively for everything around it
> and is twenty cents flat a week after it's installed (or was made with the
> wrap too short and can't be tuned with it's neighbor in the first place).

True, true.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: splicing bass strings


> >It wouldn't in general but don't tell me the tied string will sound
exactly
> >like its neighbor.  No matter how you do it, it is one ugly sucker when
your
> >through.  May or may not sound ugly though.  A lot of work for a string
that
> >will go out of tune by the time your to your car.  "But I'll just mute it
> >off!", you say.  You now have only one string sounding again AND one
string
> >of the neighbor is now muted.  What has been accomplished?  IMHO, if and
> >only if the damper isn't working because of the missing string, you need
to
> >put something in there.  If the damper works well enough, I mail the
string
> >or call it in.
> >
> >David I.
>
> Of course I wouldn't try to tell you a spliced string would sound exactly
> like it's neighbor, nor did I even attempt to. It probably didn't before
it
> broke either. I will tell you without reservation though, that that old
> spliced string will both sound more like it's neighbor, and stay in tune
> far better, than any new replacement string will ever hope to. It's a
> personal judgement, I know, but I consider a neatly spliced string that
> blends in aurally and more nearly stays in tune with the rest of the piano
> far less ugly than a new string that's too lively for everything around it
> and is twenty cents flat a week after it's installed (or was made with the
> wrap too short and can't be tuned with it's neighbor in the first place).
>
>
> Ron N
>