Both when referring to new strings, and old, defubbimized ones ??? I find that over-twisting makes them "clangy". ( also more prone to breakage. ) I just did 2 full twists on an old player, hoping to brighten the tone, a bit. ( haven't pulled it up, yet ) I wouldn't do more than that, though. G --- PAULREVENKOJONES <paulrevenkojones at aol.com> wrote: > Totally correct. I should have explained further, > Ron. Thanks. > > Paul > > "If you want to know the truth, stop having > opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie) > > > In a message dated 08/04/07 12:39:31 Central > Daylight Time, rnossaman at cox.net writes: > > > > I'm not sure where I heard it, but I thought a > twist in a plain-wire > > string would bring about ("false") beating. > > That's one of those things everyone is taught, > everyone knows, > but no one actually sees happen in a piano. > > > >As you point out it shortens > > the length of what is being twisted (one, maybe > two string(s) of a > > three-string "unison") resulting in a need for > higher tension in one, > > maybe two string(s) of a three-string "unison". > What does that do to the > > "unison?" I put "unison" in quotes, 'cuz I'm > wondering if they all make > > "one sound," i.e. "uni-son". While it may not > result in beating, I > > would expect that the twisted string(s) would > produce a different sound > > than untwisted neighbor string(s). > > If you put four turns on one wire, maybe. With the > normal > minimal twisting you could realistically expect in > installing > a string, no. > Ron N > ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
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