<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Where I live we have mostly German pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Long time ago I used a brand "Degen" = same as my last name, according to my father we were related ? I worked great. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I started working on my own I used = Roslau, also from APSCO, not tined. I still use it and I am very satisfied with = the results. I never used the tined one nor Diamond. For American pianos I = used Mapes Int. Gold also with good result</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now that I remembered, anyone has ever = seen Degen brand ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am curious if still exists, it was German</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elian</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net" = title=btrout@desupernet.net>Brian Trout</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 16, 1999 = 10:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piano wire = quality</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I was perusing the Apsco catalog = today and stopped for a bit at the piano wire page.  They have 3 different = products to sell.  They have the Diamond brand, the Roslau brand, and the = Mapes International Gold brand.  (The Roslau comes in tinned wire too = if you want it.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I've used the Roslau tinned.  = Never again.  The stuff I had, the plating was coming off of the wire, = and it sounded terrible.  I've been using the Mapes Int. Gold wire for = the last year or so, and so far, I like it very well.  I would imagine in = all fairness, that the Roslau polished wire is probably comparable to the Mapes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Have any of you used the Diamond = brand, or had any basis to compare it to the other brands of wire commonly available?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The last thing in the world I'd = want to 'skimp' on is the piano wire.  But by the same token, if the = Diamond brand is of comparable quality and will perform on a similar level to = the other two,  I'm wondering if I need to spend the bucks on the = more expensive wire.  I don't know.  That's why I'm asking.  = :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any thoughts out = there?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Quarryville, PA</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A = href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>