That is true... Also to follow up on this. You need to use a micrometer everytime you replace a string but if you need to use the sizes printed on the bridge or tuning pin are, I've always looked to see if the smallest wire size 13 stamped begins at the very top, i.e. last unison, #88 then you are reading from right to left. So from note #88 down to the next wire size of 13.5 the piano wire is 13. If the 13 stamp begins several unisons before note #88 then you are reading from left to right...is this a clear as mud? David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Bernhard Stopper <b98tu@t-online.de> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:37:55 +0100 Subject: Re: yamaha wire is metric >metric size IS standard size... ;) >----- Original Message ----- >From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:13 AM >Subject: yamaha wire is metric >> Found out today that the wire size indications that Yamaha stamps on their >> grand piano bridges are METRIC, not standard sizes. I confirmed this with >> tech Greg at yamaha corp. When I mentioned this to a couple other techs >(who >> have more experience than myself), their typical reaction was, "hmmm, I >> didn't know that". So, for example, 14.5 on the bridge calls for 15 >standard >> size. How many on the list knows this? (Probably most everyone but me! :)) >> >> Also, since I'm restringing my yamaha G1, after removing the old >understring >> felt, i found that the "curved" piece at the beginning of the plain wire >> tenor section (between agraffe and tuning pins) is actually a piece of >> cardboard, covered with thin felt, instead of one thick piece, as in the >> last two sections. Upon further inspection, the underside of the cardboard >> also has an extra strip of the material on one side, and a thinner strip >of >> felt on the other, for DB purposes no doubt. I wonder if you can order >these >> pieces ready-made, or will i have to just make a "copy' of it myself. >> >> >> Terry Peterson >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and >> more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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