<!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><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Universal strings, have their place.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Some people have a rural clientele, (spread out), and you can't afford to make an extra trip to them with the custom made new string. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>We must not forget our customers, whose disposable income is minimal.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The older customer on a fixed income, the single income parent, or even the ones on minimum wage.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Some of them can just afford repairs, to keep their instruments operational.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It is forgotten that there are a lot of pianos out there, that are not new, and not grands.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><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"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery1@houston.rr.com href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 03, 2006 4:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Wire Size</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks, David. I also haven't used them for many, many years. And will never use them again. <BR>JMO<BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR>At 12:25 PM 6/3/2006, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">Joe:<BR> <BR>I’ve been doing this work for 33+ years and while I used to have universal bass strings I haven’t for about 25 years.  What do you use them for?  (i.e. what kind of piano do you hate so much that you use universals on it?)<BR> <BR>dave<BR> <BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>David M. Porritt<BR><A href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</A><BR> <HR> <DIV align=center></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:41 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wire Size<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR></FONT><FONT size=4>It is best to invest in the Tools of the Trade. First: a good micrometer. Second: Order the 1/3rd pound coils of wire, (with the Brake) Third: A complete set of Universal Bass Strings. Anything less, is not professional, IMO.<BR>Since Money is always an issue, I'd suggest the Micrometer First, (borrow wire from your Mentor).<BR>Regards,<BR> <BR> <BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR> <BR> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>