Strings of gold

[Jeannie Grassi]

Thanks, Don.  That's what I saw yesterday!  I wonder if these strings
sounded better than normal strings when they were new.  They sure
weren't impressive any longer.  

jeannie

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Don
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:02 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Strings of gold


Hi Jeanie,

Have a look here:

http://www.pianorestoring.com/Schomacker/Schomacker.htm

At 08:27 AM 5/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>Yesterday I had a new discovery:  It was a small Schomacker grand built

>in 1923.  At first glance I thought someone had sprayed the plate and 
>ALL of the strings, because they were all gold (or brass-, or yellow, 
>etc.)-colored. All the plain wires and even the bass strings, core and 
>wrappings.  They sounded dull with only minimum sustain.  On closer 
>inspection, it looked like the piano had been restrung and this was the

>actual color of the strings.  In 23 years, I've never seen this before.

>I don't recall any discussion on it either.
>
>Can anyone enlighten me?  Is this what Mapes gold is all about?
>
>jeannie
>
>Jeannie Grassi, RPT
>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal 
>mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
>
>
>
>

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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