Sneaky Steinway

[Michael Spalding]

John wrote:
>
> > D30 is the lowest plain strung note on this piano, which is a better 
> > place to break on a piano of this length, but no manufacturer today 
> > has the courage to do it.
>
> Please tell me it's deeper than this :-)
>

Well, how about cost?

We pay the string-winders $3 to $5 each for wrapped strings, compared to
about $0.20 for 5' of #22 wire.

When you consider that the airlines omit olives from the salads served in
first class as a cost-cutting measure, 
it's a miracle that some pianos contain any bass strings at all.

Mike