Piano wire tensile strength

[Delwin D Fandrich]

| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
| selahpiano@bellsouth.net
| Sent: June 25, 2005 8:34 PM
| To: pianotech@ptg.org
| Subject: Re: Piano wire tensile strength
| 
| Del,
| 
| I'm not a piano builder I and don't know much about tensile 
| strength, but maybe their 3-4 twists in bass strings is 
| actually 3-4 half turns.
| 180 degree rotations instead of 360.  
| 
| 180 degrees could be a twist and 360 degrees a turn.  
| 
| 3-4 twists is actually 1.5 - 2 turns?
| 
| Where's the nomenclature police when you need them?
| 
| Peter Lamos
| Brunswick, GA

No, I think they were referring to 3 or 4 full twists.

Del