<div> So we're talking about mechanical effect? Whether the wire is capable of, in condition to, properly formed in order to carry the energy from the hammer strike (which is always what I have thought of as what "creates the quality of the note"? Paul </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> -----Original Message----- From: A440A@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 7:47 pm Subject: Re: down to the wire <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_0d199978-ec98-4fbe-a75d-3ae1047d1c09"> I wrote: <blockquote type="CITE"> While bridge notching and pinning and Capo bar condition are each a large factor in this, the wire itself creates the quality of the note. ---Ed Foote </blockquote>Paul asks: Heretical it sounds. Can you tell me what you mean by this?<<   Maybe.  The musical quality of the note will be no better than the wire.  A bad V-bar shape, or a loose bridge pin MAY cause the note to have unwanted or missing partials, but not always.  However, A bad piece of wire will not sound good, regardless of the rest of the system.      Or to say it otherways,  I would rather have a good piece of wire on a poor notch than a poor piece of wire on a good one.  Hope that helps, some, Regards,. <blockquote type="CITE"> </blockquote> Ed Foote RPT ************************************** See what's new at <a href="http://www.aol.com" target="_blank">http://www.aol.com</a></div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>! </div>