Pure Sound Wire

[Ron Nossaman]

>Has anyone used the new Pure Sound stainless steel piano wire yet? What type
>of piano. What kind of results? Even if you have not used it, any thoughts?
>I'm temped to try it, but not until I can get some idea of what to expect.
>Thanks
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>From what I gather the tensile strength of the stainless Pure-Sound wire is 
>lower than carbon.  So if you have a carbon string at say 60% of it breaking 
>tension the same string in stainless would be at a higher break point 
>percent.  So I gather that scaling is a big consideration... I.E. low 
>tension scales only for this stuff!  Does the manufacturer supply tech 
>support and info?  I've heard glowing reports of the tone with the stainless 
>wire but also many reports of string breakage...
>
>Stanwood

You guys are neglecting your Journals. The July 2000 issue has an article
"The Industrial Revolution and Piano Wire" with tables for gauges/diameters
and breaking strengths.


Ron N