At 13:33 05/10/01 -0500, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > I also straighten > >all wire before installing and never use it straight from the coil. > >I've heard a lot through the years about how necessary this was, but I was >never able to detect any difference one way or the other. Mine go straight >from the coil to the piano. Yes, I don't think it makes any detectable difference, though that bend can never be eliminated on the piano unless you apply infinite tension. By the same token, even a wire that has been "perfectly" straightened with respect to itself will always dip towards the middle by the force of gravity, so the only way to have a straight string is to leave it bent just the right amount to compensate for the downward pull of the earth and make sure to fit it as a hill and not a valley. Stuff for maniacs. The reason I straighten the wire is that I have a $1000 straightener sitting there for the bass string work and it would be silly not to use it, because it makes the job so much more convenient. JD
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