Everett (?aluminum) wound string

[John Ross]

Hi Dorrie,
If the old wire is there, a splice might be your closest bet.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: <dabell58@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: Everett (?aluminum) wound string


> Dear List,
>
> I am in a pickle trying to replace a wound string on an Everett
console
> from the mid-80's. The winding is grey, and by reading the archives
I think
> it is aluminum. Replacing the string with a copper-wound universal
string
> which mikes to the same dimensions as the removed string is not only
a poor
> idea tone-wise but doesn't work because the string can't be drawn up
to
> pitch without breaking (don't ask).
>
> Any suggestions? Specialized string-supplier, some sort of
equivalency
> table between aluminum and copper windings (clearly a copper winding
would
> need to be smaller than the aluminum one so it could get up to
pitch),
> something I haven't thought of? The customer has borrowed the piano
for a
> year from her father and isn't really excited about anything
expensive, but
> I hate to leave the string unreplaced.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Dorrie Bell
> Boston, MA
>
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