newbie question: stocking strings

[David Ilvedson]

Charles, 

Are you pulling our virtual legs?  If piano wire seems like a big 
investment, I'm a little concerned about your other stuff.  

David I.

PS...try stringing two different sizes on a unison sometime and take 
a listen.

On 16 Jan 2003 at 12:02, Charles Neuman wrote:

> I don't want to be one of those guys who doesn't fix broken strings.
> But where do you start, in terms of stocking treble strings? Should I
> really have every size (that's quite a big initial investment), or are
> there common sizes I should start with?
> 
> Also, how bad is it to be about .003" off? That is, if I stocked sizes
> that are .005" apart, then I'd be plus or minus .0025" at most. I'm
> expecting some negative responses to that, but I like to hear them. I
> assume levelling is an issue, not to mention tone and tension. But for
> a cheap piano, does it matter really?
> 
> Charles Neuman
> Long Island
> 
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