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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>When replacing funky =
sounding low
tension wire with Pure Sound wire should you go back with the same =
size?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>David M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight=
:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org =
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Piano Forte =
Supply<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, February =
26, 2005
12:54 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Rescaling =
GH1 tenor
section</span></font><font color=black><span =
style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> Ron Nossaman wrote: =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
Inharmonicity isn't the problem with that low tenor. It's tension and =
low
break%. The speaking lengths are just too short for plain wire at the =
required
pitch. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In pianos with scaling problems such as Ron =
describes,
Pure Sound wire has often been effectively used to improve the =
tone. It
has a lower breaking strength and therefore, the break % at the same =
tension is
higher. Also, it has a better tone at lower tensions than
"regular" piano wire.<br>
<br>
For more information on Pure Sound wire, check out:<br>
<br>
<a =
href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/puresound.html">http://www.pianof=
ortesupply.com/puresound.html</a><br>
<br>
Jurgen Goering<br>
Piano Forte Supply<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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