<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western">  Ron Nossaman wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid200502261450.j1QEoYK01039@bridget.rudoff.com"><br> Inharmonicity isn't the problem with that low tenor. It's tension and low break%. The speaking lengths are just too short for plain wire at the required pitch. </blockquote> In pianos with scaling problems such as Ron describes, Pure Sound wire has often been effectively used to improve the tone.  It has a lower breaking strength and therefore, the break % at the same tension is higher.  Also, it has a better tone at lower tensions than "regular" piano wire.<br> <br> For more information on Pure Sound wire, check out:<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/puresound.html">http://www.pianofortesupply.com/puresound.html</a><br> <br> Jurgen Goering<br> Piano Forte Supply<br> </div> </body> </html>