I have it from the horse's mouth that loops can be weaker if they are made very quickly. (Work hardening?) In other words, if you want the loop to be as strong as possible, crank it more slowly. Perhaps the bass string maker was rushing it a bit... Jurgen Goering On Mar 30, 2008, at 4:16, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote: > Speaking of breaking loops... > The last few sets I've ordered from a supplier over here seem plagued > by breaking hitch loops as I pull them up to tension. These are > French loops and I havent had the same problem before with any other > supplier or with other types of loops. I'm wondering what it is a > bass string maker can possibly do that would cause an increase in loop > failure.. > Any thoughts from anyone ? > Cheers > RicB -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 795 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080330/27976f38/attachment.bin
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