<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi David,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Could a change to the plain-wire notes be as simple as using a different diameter wire? I'd rather not switch to wound strings, as the only one that really bothers me is the B27, and it bothers me much less than the tone of the Bb26 and often the A25 as well. But the B27 could have a little less "gut", if you know what I mean.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>- John</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial" id="role_document"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">When I’ve had the scales recalculated, the changes that seem to need to be made are often the tensions in the plain wire section of the low tenor to a greater degree than the wrapped tension in the high bass. Lowering the tension in the high bass to match what is often a too low tension in the low tenor doesn’t seem like a good solution to me. When restringing the bass on these instruments, consider having the scale recalculated and altering a few of the lower notes in the plain wire section of the tenor as part of the job. That, combined with a blending of the wrapped strings and a change to the monchords that almost always needs to be done from the original, can help the tenor/bass transition and the low bass quality. Mass loading at these transition points can help too. </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; color:navy">David Love</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>