newbie question: stocking strings

[David M. Porritt]

Yes, it matters.  I carry everything from 13 - 21 -- including half
sizes to 18 -- with me in the car.  It's not really a big investment.

dave

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On 1/16/2003 at 12:02 PM Charles Neuman wrote:

>I don't want to be one of those guys who doesn't fix broken strings.
But
>where do you start, in terms of stocking treble strings? Should I
really
>have every size (that's quite a big initial investment), or are
there
>common sizes I should start with?
>
>Also, how bad is it to be about .003" off? That is, if I stocked
sizes
>that are .005" apart, then I'd be plus or minus .0025" at most. I'm
>expecting some negative responses to that, but I like to hear them.
I
>assume levelling is an issue, not to mention tone and tension. But
for a
>cheap piano, does it matter really?
>
>Charles Neuman
>Long Island
>
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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