David Love wrote: > The issue isnât the double wrap per se that makes the string sound > âbetterâ. Itâs the relationship between the core dimension and > the outer dimension that dictates that you need to have two wraps rather > than one. I donât recall the exact ratio but the outer wrap canât > exceed a certain ratio to the core without having to go to double > wraps. I presume the issue is keeping the wrap tight around a core > thatâs too thin when compared to the thickness of the copper. Since > I tend to reduce the core dimensions in the monochords they tend to need > double wraps.  I approach it from the other direction. The double wrap ratio is nominally 3:1, with the inner copper wire being 1/3 the diameter of the outer. A couple of string makers have told me they don't like going below 0.017" for the inner wrap, as wrapping 0.051" around it too easily damages the inner layer. If this is the case (and if it isn't, what is?), it pretty much rules out most double wrapped monochords in 9' pianos. But with a smaller core and a low bass that isn't grafted into the low tenor, single wound works on the big pianos. > I havenât found the reduced tension in the bichords to be a problem > tonally. With very high tension down there I just think that the bass > changes character too much when compared with the tenor section. > Steinways, especially the small ones, tend to be too bass heavy in my > view. A strong bass is nice but I donât like it to be too > overpowering and it needs to blend well. I agree, even though I've many times listened to someone on a piano with a nasty killer octave and DOA treble pound on the low end saying "But just LISTEN to that powerful BASS!", as it goes BANG BANG BANG! Going up scale: Bang! Boom! Honk! Bong! Beuaaaghhh! Dink! Ron N
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