David Love said: "I prefer bi-chords to trichords as well but sometimes the windings get so small relative to the core that it's better to go with tri-chord wrapped. You need a good string maker, of course. I know a lot of people reject trichord wrapped strings but I find that there is sometimes a place for them." David, I'm not understanding your statement/logic. You were referring to the differencce between Bichord and Trichord windings? If so, then your premise is incorrect. If the windings size is to be considered in relation to the mass of the overall note, then the Bichord windings equivalent would be larger than the windings of a Trichord! I firmly believe that there is no good reason to use Trichord wound. They create all kinds of undesireable anomolies that can be avoided, (for the most part), with Bichord wound in it's place. There is exceptions to this, however. In the case of 7' & 9' pianos, where the Bichord windings would be too large, for the given note, making string spacing/damping an issue. Then, Trichord wound would have to be used, as there would not be an appropriate wire size in plain wire advised.<G> Best, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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