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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think all the custom makers generally try and do a good job and accommodate. If there’s a problem it’s usually an anomaly, though each has their own scaling approach. Arledge, JD Grandt, GC, and others all do good work. BTW John Delacour also makes excellent strings and does excellent scale work as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_3796ccfc-00a0-4b6d-ad4f-b8bd4648fd64"><pre><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> The first time I used JD Grandt strings all 3 sets were unusable. The problem? Was a personnel shuffle and the current maker/winder had left and the older Grandt who was struggling with his sight was trying to do it all on his own, I didn't know that till later. SO I said never again. hmmm</span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> However, many year later David Love encouraged me to try them and we did and as you'all have noticed ,the strings are top notch again. I can't say I hear any aural differences between the two makers</span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> I've used Arledge for 10 years. The strings sound very good, I get southern hospitality and grace coupled with personal service and a can do attitude. No squalling about replacing the </span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>occasional string & no excuses for it. No pointing the finger at me as if I did something to cause it,...as has happened with other makers. They double wrap all my mono chord sections on request with out the extra $48.00 charge I get from J.D. grandt to do so. </span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> However Chip who I've dealt with for years at Arledge has left and Jim Arledge is back in the saddle. I'm sure life will go on.</span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>I'm just saying... Never say Never</span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Dale Erwin</span></tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div></div></div></body></html>