Dave, I've mostly bought bass strings from Mapes. The situations are usually rebuilds, and often S&S grands. Mapes has all the S&S scales. I've even heard(from Lew Herwig) that Mapes made bass strings for Steinway. Is that true, to anyone's knowledge? I bought a set of Isaac bass strings for one of my S&S "M"s. He promotes the use of his bass strings with his hammers. The combination worked well in comparison with my other "M", which had Ronsen hammers and Mapes strings. I have ordered Yamaha strings from Schaff, which has all the Yamaha scales. I have never faulted Mapes. I liked the one set of Isaac strings I bought. Bob Anderson Tucson, AZ
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