Better Bass Scale for M&H A/Mike Spalding ?

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Joe,

Yes, yes, yes, very helpful, thanks much.  BTW, what do you mean Schaff and Mapes are the same?  They seem to be different people, with different OEM relationships (Mapes/Kawai, Schaff/Yamaha, etc.)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Better Bass Scale for M&H A/Mike Spalding ?


> Mike,
> It's been several years since I did that particular Chickering. At the time,
> I was either using Mapes or Schaff. (They be the same now.)  I do not use
> them now. (Don't ask!) The current Bass string makers, I use, are Ari Isaac
> and J.D. Grandt. Both, are in Canada and do an excellent job. They will work
> with you, if you need something special. They can read a "Scale Sheet"
> without screwing it up! They BOTH take pride in their product and back it up
> with SERVICE! (An aside: BOTH are visually impaired! Yet, they make
> excellent strings! IMHO, no impediment there!<G>) They both are very
> knowledgable in regard to scaling, as well. I hope this helps.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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