<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Mike, may mean that an old wire that have been beaten to death with hard worn = hammers, is unlikely to produce a good sustained tone, what I believe absolutely.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Isaac Oleg</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la = part de Wimblees@aol.com Envoyé : lundi 7 octobre = 2002 19:46 À : = pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Re: L.O.S.S. </DIV>In a message dated 10/7/02 9:14:34 AM Central Daylight Time, = mkurta@adelphia.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">   Does it have something to do with = brittleness of wire after its been in use?  Work hardening, = etc? =    Mike Kurta </BLOCKQUOTE> I don't quite understand your question, but = the sustain problem is mostly on new grands. I don't think the brittleness of the = wire has anything to do with the problem. Wim </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>