<html> You're on a roll, Sy!<br> <br> What about...<br> 1a. Artist/performance still has the benefit (volume/voicing) of the remaining two strings;<br> 1b. Less trauma to flange centers due to one note (two strings) missing.<br> <br> 3a. Less manipulation, twisting -and- kinking of wire during installation -- can follow 'natural' curve of wire from spool, consequently can be installed 'with the grain' around the tuning pin.<br> <br> Also, I'm curious as to whether the hitch loops are made by hand. I've found a high failure rate with machine-made loops. Besides, my hand made loops are superior to my string-splicing abilities. (More in new thread)<br> <br> At 10:46 PM 2/25/99 -0700, you wrote: <br> <blockquote type=cite cite>List: from Sy Zabrocki    <br>  <br> Beckstein, Bosendorfer, Grotrian and August Forester still use the single string format. Meaning each string has it's own hitch pin and loop. Of course the other method is the usual "one wire serves as two strings" with one hitch pin. <br>  <br> A month ago at the NAMM Show I roamed around scrutinizing practically every piano on the planet. It's unfortunate all technicians can not attend this event. You feel like a kid in a candy store. At first became aware of the single strings at Bosendorfer, then found them also on the other German pianos. <br>  <br> The hitch pins appear to be slightly smaller and the wire loops are tiny and precise. I questioned some of the German personnel on why they use this type of stringing. They listed some advantages but admitted the advantages were minor. <br>  <br> No. 1--In a concert situation a string might break. The artist or almost anyone on the scene could easily remove the broken string and concert could go on. <br>  <br> No. 2--Using single strings the scale designer can more easily change wire sizes.<br>  <br> No. 3--While stringing the wire length can be measured more precisely to control uniform coils. <br>  <br> None of these makers claimed this type of stringing made any improvements in tone. Also, most German pianos do not use duplex scale. <br>  <br> Sy Zabrocki<br>  </blockquote><br> <br> <br> <div>Jim Harvey, RPT</div> <div>Greenwood, SC</div> <div>harvey@greenwood.net</div> <div>________________________</div> <div>Yes, I'm familiar with Brambach... why do you ask?</div> <x-tab>        </x-tab>-Jim Harvey, 1974 </html>