<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=171453702-13062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Can't comment on price comparisons as I don't order from Mapes, Schaff or Pianotek.  They do good work and the prices are in the ballpark.  Since they're Canadian, the dollar has not fared well lately but I don't worry about it.  These kinds of costs are paid by the customer and I go to the companies that do the best job for me, period.  Turn around time is always good and if you need it overnight they can send it that way (you pay of course).  I didn't know Pianotek offered string services.  Mapes rarely gets the wrap lengths right.  Schaff strings come out dead too often.    </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT size=2>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</FONT> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>kurt baxter<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Best Bass String Duplication?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>I use JD Grandt for all bass string duplication. </SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR>I saw their ad in the journal... Are their prices similar to Mapes/Shaff/Pianotek?<BR><BR>What turnaround time have you experienced? <BR><BR>[kurt]<BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>