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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would be interested in a good supplier, too.&nbsp; I gave up on
Schaff for single replacements because I would send them measurements that they
would ignore or could not read.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t you just love it when you get
to the customer&#8217;s house, set the replacement string on the bridges and
find out that the winding goes 4 to 6 inches past the agraffe?&nbsp; I&#8217;ve
had multiple strings that were all wrong in this way from the same ordering,
and it has happened more than once.&nbsp; And sadly, not just from Schaff
either.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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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>

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<p class=MsoNormal>I've had really good luck with Arledge Piano wire. &nbsp;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:&nbsp;<span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2C791A'>www.<b>piano</b>strings.com</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Jonathan Best<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:jb@bubblemusic.com">jb@bubblemusic.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>928-830-4887<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>www.bubblemusic.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>On Jun 12, 2008, at 9:07 AM, kurt baxter wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>I need a single replacement bass string, I have the old
string to copy.<br>
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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>
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Kurt<o:p></o:p></p>

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