Fortepiano Wire (was Re: Brass wire)

Fred S. Sturm fssturm@unm.edu
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 07:50:48 -0700


Avery,
    You're a dreamer. If a string doesn't break on a harpsichord or
fortepiano within a couple years, you must be leading a charmed life <g>. Or
is your retirement that close at hand?
Fred

Avery Todd wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> Well, what did you end up doing? :-) I'm actually asking this because of
> your original post. We should be getting our new Fortepiano sometime
> in the next six months or so and your post made me wonder about what to
> do about this kind of thing. Are there sources, other than the builder,
> where we can order wire to have on hand for this eventuality? We order
> our replacement harpsichord strings to have on hand from the builders.
>
> Hopefully, I'll be retired before this type of thing starts happening
> but just in case.......  :-)
>
> Thanks.
> Avery
>
> >nevermind.
> >Jeff
> >
> >(no, it didn't)
> >
> >
> >>Broke a brass string in the bass of our fortepiano this morning tuning.
> >>
> >>Will this wire hold a splice?
> >>
> >>Concert in about 2 hours.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Jeff
> >
> >Jeff Tanner
> >Piano Technician
> >School of Music
> >813 Assembly ST
> >University of South Carolina
> >Columbia, SC 29208
> >(803)-777-4392
> >jtanner@mozart.sc.edu
> >
> >
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