Bass Strings/Carl Meyer

[Carl Meyer]

Joe, I saw the prototype of James Arledge's string winder in 1998.  I don't know what he is  doing now , but at that time he had a separate motor controlled by a computer at each end of the core wire.  Under computer control, any number of turns could be given in either direction and the speed of the two ends of the core at any point of winding could be controlled in any fashion desired. The question is what is desired?  I, for one support his program.  Since other string winders don't seem to care, why shouldn't we encourage him????

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@attbi.com 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: Bass Strings/Carl Meyer


> Carl,
> "Pre-twisting" the core wire is #1 not possible and #2 would not work,
> unless the core wire were twisted in REVERSE of the direction of the
> winding, so that when relaxed it would attempt to "unwind" and therefore
> "twist" the winding in the proper direction. Either way, I don't see any way
> possible for "pre-twisting" the core, knowing how a string is made on a
> lathe type apparatus.
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
>