<html> <body> And your point is? :-D Avery At 02:01 AM 4/21/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi, I tune a small (recent production) Everett that has two aluminium wound strings on the treble bridge, and copper in the bass. At 10:31 AM 4/21/2007 +0200, you wrote: >William, >There were even manufacturers who blended iron and cupper wound strings. It >can be seen in old pianos where they have put in iron wound strings before >the tenor breake. This was not done because the cupper was expensive or so >but simply because of tone quality benefits. >Iron wound strings are not bad at all - they have another sound and some >people like it and some dont. >Aras Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat <a href="mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com</a><x-tab>       </x-tab> <a href="http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/" eudora="autourl"> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/</a> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner</blockquote></body> </html>