---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Wim- Yes, looping, not winding... What you need is steel piano wire, which is much stronger than harpsichord wire. Order from Schaff, p. 79, size 7 or 8. Ed S. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ed440@mindspring.com Sent: 6/25/2004 9:38:46 AM Subject: Re: string breakage In a message dated 6/25/04 6:09:12 AM Central Daylight Time, ed440@mindspring.com writes: ..meanwhile, this guy is trying to put strings on an _autoharp_. Not, I suspect, a very high tension scale. But he's winding his own strings, not using store bought autoharp strings. So I'm gonna guess he's using harpsichord wire.....Wim? Ed S. Yes, I am using h'chord strings. Just set the record straight, I'm not winding my own string, just using my fingers to make a loop for the hitch pin. It has been very interesting reading Fred's post on strings. Thanks Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/64/83/99/85/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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