<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; } @font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.apple-style-span { mso-style-name: apple-style-span } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-reply } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh...  I here ya on that one.  I had that happen one time, and that was all it took!  After that I would keep the old string at the shop, and when the new one arrives I check the length against the old one before I even call the customer to set up an appointment.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn</FONT></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=surfdog@metrocast.net href="mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net">Will Truitt</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> Friday, June 13, 2008 5:41 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Best Bass String Duplication?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I would be interested in a good supplier, too.  I gave up on Schaff for single replacements because I would send them measurements that they would ignore or could not read.  Don’t you just love it when you get to the customer’s house, set the replacement string on the bridges and find out that the winding goes 4 to 6 inches past the agraffe?  I’ve had multiple strings that were all wrong in this way from the same ordering, and it has happened more than once.  And sadly, not just from Schaff either.  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jonathan Best<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Best Bass String Duplication?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>I've had really good luck with Arledge Piano wire.  I like their system of filling out a form with measurements rather than shipping the strings if you want to keep the piano in service: <SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #2c791a; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">www.<B>piano</B>strings.com</SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">Jonathan Best<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'"><A href="mailto:jb@bubblemusic.com">jb@bubblemusic.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">928-830-4887<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">www.bubblemusic.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>On Jun 12, 2008, at 9:07 AM, kurt baxter wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>I need a single replacement bass string, I have the old string to copy.<BR><BR>Does anyone have a favorite bass string source? I have personally had<BR>buzzing strings from Shaff, and have heard of buzzing strings from Pianotek,<BR>so is there anyone better for similar money? What about turn around time?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Kurt<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>