[pianotech] Strings made to measure

[Jon Page]

>When you order strings to a set of measurements, do you shorten the 
>specified length by an amount of
>stretch/loop crush that you estimate, or do you rely on the string maker
>to estimate the length change and make the strings shorter than you specify?

When supplying the string maker with a pattern, they will take into account
for stretching at pitch. To verify the pattern, supply speaking 
length measurement as well.

To order a string with measurements alone, supply core and wrap 
diameter, hitch pin\to winding and length of winding.

Subtract 1/8" (3mm) from h/p to winding and 1/4" (6mm) from the 
winding length to account for stretch.


Arledge on the other hand requests the measurements: h/p to start of 
winding & h/p to end of winding.

Regards,

Jon Page
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