iron wound strings

[William R. Monroe]

OK,

Thanks for the input everyone.  It seems there isn't much compelling reason to NOT use Iron wound strings should the client really want that.  Just different tonally than copper wound strings.  Ron N, Ron O, David A, Dale E, any input?

Client says he really likes the tone of this old grand (probably original hammers, and beat up action to boot).  It's always fun to educate on what the results of a restringing will be, i.e., "Yes, it will change the sound of the piano, 'course, we could replace the hammers too.  And shanks.  And..............."

Should be a good opportunity

William R. Monroe

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: vince mrykalo 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:39 PM
  Subject: SV: iron wound strings


  Everything I've read about iron wound strings suggest that the sound was slightly better than copper, a little more body.  The drawback was that they went "dead" more quickly.  And of course the salesmen  touted copper windings as being tonally superior, regardless whether they were or not.

  pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote:

    William,
    Gregor Heller will surely make any basstrings you want
    www.hellerbass.de
    I once learned from an old factory chief that when iron wound string became dumb you should just take down the tension to about zero and then tune them up again.
    It actually worked on a piano I tuned.
    Aras

    "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net> skrev: 
      Hi folks,

      How about iron wound strings? I've a client with a rather old Baldwin that 
      has iron wound strings, in need of a new pinblock/strings, etc. The client 
      is interested in keeping the strings iron wound and I've never replaced 
      irons wound with copper wound. Are there pitfalls to be aware of? What 
      kind of tonal difference would one expect if we were comparing new iron to 
      new copper? I'd also be interested in arguments in favor of and against 
      keeping them iron.

      Many thanks,
      William R. Monroe








  Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT
  University of Utah

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