Yes, it matters. I carry everything from 13 - 21 -- including half sizes to 18 -- with me in the car. It's not really a big investment. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/16/2003 at 12:02 PM 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 > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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