Roslau vs Mapes Gold

[David Ilvedson]

I should have wrote "newer" Mason & Hamlin.  The piano is about 10 years old.

David I.

On 17 Jan 2003 at 14:39, David Ilvedson wrote:

> I have a customer with a new Mason & Hamlin A.  He is an accomplished
> concert pianist who is breaking strings on the piano.  I will be
> installing new hammers in the future...I'm aiming towards an American
> hammer...Ronsen?  Question:  Can I rescale the treble sections to
> lower the tension and help the string breakage without ruining the
> sound? Beautiful sustain...!  Should wait until the hammers are on and
> see if they help.  I realize the sound is going to quite a difference
> from the Renner Blues...he's open to losing some of the brillance (and
> he will...;-])if he can help with the string breakage...This is an on
> going problem.  Every few weeks I'm replacing strings and touching up.
>  He claims he isn't playing that hard?....
> 
> David I.
> 
> On 17 Jan 2003 at 12:33, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
> 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: January 16, 2003 9:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: Roslau vs Mapes Gold
> > 
> > 
> > > Yes, the Roslau wire is definitely dirty.  I was really wondering
> > > about
> > any
> > > tonal differences.  I thought I heard some mention that it had a
> > > bit more shine or brilliance in the upper registers, but it sounds
> > > like both you
> > and
> > > Dale E. don't find any appreciable difference in tone.
> > >
> > > David Love
> > >
> > 
> > Nor have we. We've been using Mapes IG wire since it came out and
> > have been very happy with it. As Ron mentioned, it's a lot cleaner.
> > We've used it to replace Roslau in a couple of pianos that had
> > breaking string problems and have found it to be some tougher. In
> > terms of tone quality I'd rate them equal. I question the idea that
> > either has "more shine" or more "brilliance" than the other. I'd
> > want direct side-by-side comparisons using identical instruments.
> > And that's not likely to happen.
> > 
> > Del
> > 
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