Guy writes: << > Hi, > As far as individually hitched plain wire strings goes, are there any > benefits besides minimizing the effect of string breakage? They take > longer to string-up in the first place, and "may" be more tuning stable. > Other than that, I just dunno. >> I think one of the main pluses of the indvidual stringing is that it frees the scale designer from dealing with odd number, and it allows the strings to be aligned perfectly with the bridge pins. That is, if the bridge pins are installed accurately enough to allow it. I have never seen instability that could be traced to movement around the hitch pin, and I haven't seen indvidual strings perform any better than doubling back. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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