Bass strings

[Stephen Airy]

On my piano, I would like to replace the entire set.  I've had several
bass strings break, with a few splices breaking also, but I've only had
one plain string break - the wire that makes the right string on Middle
C and the left string on C#-4.  It broke at the bridge on the Middle C
side.  I replaced all the strings for those two notes, and I can
definitely tell those two notes sound quite a lot better.

On Wed, 01 May 2002 07:37:52 -0400, "Clyde Hollinger"
<cedel@supernet.com> said:
> I have never replaced a whole set of strings.  I would not hesitate to
> replace
> only the wound strings, if the unwound still looked and sounded good. 
> But I
> agree with Joe in this, that if the treble strings show a tendency to
> break they
> should be replaced as well.
> 
> Clyde Hollinger
> 
> Joseph Garrett wrote:
> 
> > Willem,
> > I disagree with you 100%!! The treble strings, (on the piano, in question),
> > are shot. This was apparent by the posting, in that the tech discribed
> > several TREBLE strings needed to be replaced. After all, this piano is a
> > pre-1900, and there is no doubt in my mind that the strings are shot. If you
> > have ever restrung a piano, (and I know you have), then you are very aware
> > of how much nicer the piano sounds in the plain wire. The sooner we start
> > doing a proper job the better....
> 
> 

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