I should have said I didn't let them know I measured the string without tension. Would that explain the winding being a little short at the top? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 3/19/2008 3:45:46 PM Subject: RE: String Info Please >At 13:09 -0700 19/3/08, David Ilvedson wrote: >>The strings I've had problems with the winding be to short were not >>under tension. They were the broken ones... >Well precisely! Re-read my message and you'll see one reason that >might be, presuming the stringmaker didn't simply make a mistake. >Most of my customers send me the original broken string, in which >case there is no doubt. If they send or phone dimensions, I need to >know whether they measured the length of copper as is would be under >tension (eg. like the remaining one of a bichord) or whether they >measured it on the bench. >JD
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