Alan: This is probably not an ideal way to do this, but I keep sets of strings for Ms, Ls and Bs on rings in the shop. Then when a string breaks I can just go grab a replacement. When I take one off the ring, I put a punching on the ring in its place and put the string number on it. About once a month I just email an order to Schaff for those missing strings. I don't know if bass strings have a shelf-life but if they do some of mine are probably past it but I hate leaving strings off pianos any longer than I have to. dp David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan Crane Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:25 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: [CAUT] Mapes single bass string... resolution... At 07:32 PM 10/3/05, you wrote: >I'm frustrated (and its past quitting time on a Monday...)... That was then_________ this is now. :) In all fairness to Mapes, I should relate the rest of the story. Shortly after I posted my frustrations on CAUT, I sent an e-mail to Donna Ward (the contact person whose e-mail address appears on the Mapes web site) detailing the history of this particular string order. She sent me a very prompt and kind reply offering to credit the mis-made string and to forward my e-mail on to the plant so they could make a third try at it if I so wished. The string arrived today (they do ship quickly!) and was exactly to the specs. I'd given them. Its back in the piano... the students are back in the practice room... and I'm back in my shop trying to figure out how to get all the work done and still see some of the approaching weekend!! Regards, Alan B. Crane, RPT School of Music Wichita State University alan.crane@wichita.edu _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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