At 12:08 PM 3/2/99 -0600, Keith wrote: >>...Has any piano company ever strung a piano where the strings have >>never been coiled... >>-Mike > >There was a guitar company that did this years back. Marketed strings, >which had never been coiled, in plastic containers. It seemed a great They were called "Nashville Straights" if I recall. >concept. It didn't last. I couldn't discern a difference from their >wrapped coiled strings of similar type and dimensions. I couldn't either... and they were too expensive. Violin strings always seem to be shipped straight though. I remember in the music store we always had tubes filled with them. Would any violin players like to comment on why? John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada Registered Piano Technician http://www.musselwhite.com email: john@musselwhite.com
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