<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I was perusing the Apsco catalog = today and stopped for a bit at the piano wire page.  They have 3 different = products to sell.  They have the Diamond brand, the Roslau brand, and the = Mapes International Gold brand.  (The Roslau comes in tinned wire too if = you want it.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I've used the Roslau tinned.  = Never again.  The stuff I had, the plating was coming off of the wire, = and it sounded terrible.  I've been using the Mapes Int. Gold wire for the = last year or so, and so far, I like it very well.  I would imagine in = all fairness, that the Roslau polished wire is probably comparable to the Mapes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Have any of you used the Diamond = brand, or had any basis to compare it to the other brands of wire commonly available?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The last thing in the world I'd want = to 'skimp' on is the piano wire.  But by the same token, if the Diamond brand = is of comparable quality and will perform on a similar level to the other = two,  I'm wondering if I need to spend the bucks on the more expensive = wire.  I don't know.  That's why I'm asking.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any thoughts out there?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Quarryville, PA</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>