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<DIV>Totally correct. I should have explained further, Ron. Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 08/04/07 12:39:31 Central Daylight Time, rnossaman@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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<BR><BR>> I'm not sure where I heard it, but I thought a twist in a plain-wire <BR>> string would bring about ("false") beating. <BR><BR>That's one of those things everyone is taught, everyone knows, <BR>but no one actually sees happen in a piano. <BR><BR><BR>>As you point out it shortens <BR>> the length of what is being twisted (one, maybe two string(s) of a <BR>> three-string "unison") resulting in a need for higher tension in one, <BR>> maybe two string(s) of a three-string "unison". What does that do to the <BR>> "unison?" I put "unison" in quotes, 'cuz I'm wondering if they all make <BR>> "one sound," i.e. "uni-son". While it may not result in beating, I <BR>> would expect that the twisted string(s) would produce a different sound <BR>> than untwisted neighbor string(s). <BR><BR>If you put four turns on one wire, maybe. With the normal <BR>minimal twisting you could realistically expect in installing <BR>a string, no. <BR>Ron N <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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