What brands of strings and hammers do you recommend?

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> 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

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> 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
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