<!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> <DIV>Hi Newton,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pardon the snips.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Agree with all you said for today's world but, do you remember when = bass strings (when new) had a twist in them when hung loosely as against bass = strings of today that hang straight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have you ever released the tension on the bass of a fantastic = sounding (in the bass) piano and found that there is no twist at all ?.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Am not knocking our present string makers but are they made = differently today ? Sometimes I feel that the strings are wound without enough = tension on the string when winding and this is the reason why we are now twisting = them as much as we are. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And then there is the other issue, some pianists (who play pipe = organ in particular) prefer a less harmonic rich bass string than others.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My preferred method these days is to pull the bass string up to = full tension with no twist, leave for 2 to 5 days then twist as required to = balance the tone.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Personally I say the less twist the better.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught ICPTG<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- <DIV>From: Newton Hunt <<A href="mailto:nhunt@jagat.com">nhunt@jagat.com</A>></DIV> <DIV>To: <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV> <DIV>Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 1:36 AM</DIV> <DIV>Subject: Re: Twangy pianos + stringing</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>> Joe,<BR>> <BR>> There is more piano folklore = out there than you will find in<BR>> mother Hubbard's cupboard none of which is = supported by<BR>> measured experimentation.  Just someone's opinion.  I know,<BR>> I have had to give up a lot of my = assumptions not based upon<BR>> facts.<BR>> <BR>> Stop and THINK about these items.<BR>> <BR>> <U>Twisting bass strings is universally done to = tighten and<BR>> keep tight the wrap around the core.  </U>Try NOT = twisting the<BR>> strings and you will notice a considerable loss of<BR>> liveliness caused by the wrap not being as tight as it could<BR>> = be.<BR>> <BR>> Newton<BR>> </BODY></HTML>