<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>According to John Travis, "A Guide to Restringing", a Steinway Square Grand uses a unison of #23 wire.</DIV> <DIV>A Kranich and Bach, Ser No 57389, has 4 unisons of #24.</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. <A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=avery1@houston.rr.com href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:26 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: wire size</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Basically, no where on a piano. At least that I know of. But that chart had several sizes even larger than that! Avery At 09:12 PM 6/3/2006, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I'm curious, where would one see size 23 wire? Marshall <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <DD>From: <A href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A> <DD>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> <DD>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:13 AM <DD>Subject: Re: wire size <DD>Michelle, <DD>Dave beat me to it but here's a chart you might like to keep handy. <DD>I have one similar hanging on a wall in my shop. I can also send it <DD>to in Excel if you can open that. <DD>Avery <DD>               Size      Diameter    App.feet per lb. <DD>      W12       .029       440 <DD>      W12½      .030       415 <DD>      W13       .031       390 <DD>      W13½      .032       366 <DD>      W14       .033       350 <DD>      W14½      .034       328 <DD>      W15       .035       306 <DD>      W15½      .036       290 <DD>      W16       .037       274 <DD>      W16½      .038       260 <DD>      W17       .039       250 <DD>      W17½      .040       234 <DD>      W18       .041       223 <DD>      W18½      .042       212 <DD>      W19       .043       200 <DD>      W19½      .044       190 <DD>      W20       .045       182 <DD>      W20½      .046       174 <DD>      W21       .047       165 <DD>      W21½      .048       160 <DD>      W22       .049       156 <DD>      W23       .051       140 <DD>At 08:50 AM 6/3/2006, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> <DD> Michelle, <DD>   <DD>That would be correct.  Wire that thick can have a mind of it's own! <DD>   <DD>Dave Stahl <DD>   <DD>   <DD>-----Original Message----- <DD>From: Michelle Smith <michelle@cdaustin.com> <DD>To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org> <DD>Sent: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 08:43:08 -0500 <DD>Subject: RE: wire size <DD><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> <DD>Iā€™m new at this game Avery so please tell me if Iā€™m wrong.  I just measured the scrap string I took off the piano at .041.  Am I correct that this would be a size 18? <DD>   <DD>Itā€™s a giant old piano. <DD>   <DD>Thanks! <DD>   <DD>Michelle <DD>   <DD> <HR> <DD>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [ <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf Of Avery <DD>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 8:29 AM <DD>To: Pianotech List <DD>Subject: RE: wire size <DD>   <DD>Wow. That seems awfully big for middle C. You sure it wasn't a lower note? <DD>Avery Todd <DD>University of Houston</DD></BLOCKQUOTE></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>