<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clyde,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for that Clyde, that certainly = follows what I have seen. So some strength must be lost from coiling on the pin. = Maybe Mason and Hamlin were onto something with their stringer system. I have read = and heard that piano wire is at its best when its at 70% of breaking point, What = is the allowance for elastic limit and coiling on the pin?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stuart</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com" title=cedel@supernet.com>Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 27, 2000 = 11:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Stuart, <P>All I know is that nearly always, when a string breaks, it's right = where the coil stops and the "straight" section begins.  Does that = help? <P>Regards, Clyde <BLOCKQUOTE = TYPE="CITE"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>