<html> Terry, 13 thru 20 including half sizes. I'm not fond of quarter pound coils but if you are going to get into restringing, the one pound coils will be handy. For a micrometer I prefer one of the spring-loaded, tension, thickness gage variety because of the versatility and ease of use. I have a dial gage as well but use the tension thickness gage predominantly The dial gage is in my tool box for 'out of the shop' experiences. The canisters available from APSCO helps to keep from handling the wire rolls, also a suitable container in which to store them. A tuning pin crank, a dummy pin cut off 1/4" below the becket hole. Needle-nosed and round-nosed pliers for splicing. A stringing hook or screw driver to hold up the coil while bringing to tension. I'll stop here, others will fill in the blanks :-) Jon Page At 01:39 PM 02/06/2000 -0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Could I get some tips/advice on what I should have in the way of a good basic variety of piano wire? I have not yet replaced any strings, but I would like to be prepared to replace/splice any broken or missing strings I may encounter. Also, I am told I will need something called a "micrometer", to measure the string gauges. How many types of wire should I carry, or is there a "universal" type I can use for basic replacement? Thanks. > >Terry > >______________________________________________________________ >Get free Internet service and email at <a href="http://www.worldspy.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.worldspy.com</a> > </html>