----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@comcast.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 5:04 AM Subject: Piano wire tensile strength > Perhaps there was a miscommunication or misunderstanding somewhere > along the way. 3-4 twist may be a typo for 3/4 twist or a verbal faux pas. > > Even 2 complete twists in a bass string make it difficult to maneuver the > pin, > let alone try to get it on the hitch pin the first time and I would only > apply 2 > twists to the longest of strings. More twists would add too much torsion > to the > wire making it nearly unmanageable and I would think, more prone to > breakage. > > Lo the many bass string removals...nary a one with more than one twist. But there are some that have reverse twists. Carl Meyer PTG assoc Santa Clara, Ca. > Just my twisted opinion. -- > > Regards, > > Jon Page > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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