---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment .> > > At 6:09 AM +0000 5/22/02, Stephen Airy wrote: > >I would like to know what brands of bass strings, tuning pins, treble > >wire, and hammers you all would recommend. I have something in the > >ballpark of $500 to $525 to spend. I would be willing to wait a little > >on the hammers in order to get better strings. However, most of the > >hammers are badly worn, with some hammers in the bass section having > >grooves as deep as the strings are thick. Also, what are the prices of > >those brands? I've heard people complain about Mapes, but I've heard > >good things about Arledge bass strings. It also seems Sanderson makes > >strings, and (I forget, is it Abel or Isaac something?). The brands of > >hammers I would be considering would probably be Renner or Ronsen. I > >haven't heard enough about Abel to make a judgment. > Bill writes > Quite frankly, Stephen, I think that labor is going to have a much > bigger effect on the outcome of the work, than will the unequivocally > best choice of materials. Which is not to say that you are doomed > from the start, but to suggest that this being your first piece of > piano work, the thing which you may want to re-do (sooner or later, > again depending on the outcome) is not the choice of parts, but > rebuilding steps. Hi Bill >..Mostly I agree with this except that a lousy set of bass strings is not correctable except by replacing it with a quality set. No amount of voicing will undo false beats or a muddy tone. >>>>>>>>Regards Dale Erwin > > Let there be no shame in this, on the contrary you have before you an > excellent learning experience. But your focus should be on how you're > going to do the work rather than where you're going to buy the parts. > > Bill Ballard RPT > NH Chapter, P.T.G. > > "By using your intelligence, you can sometimes make your problems twice as > complicated." > ........... Ashleigh Brilliant > +++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4c/c8/6c/81/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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