The answer from Yamaha

[Phil Ryan]

Is this your final answer, Terry?

Phil R.

pianolover 88 wrote:

> earlier today I spoke with tech  Dave Durbin, of yamaha Corp. He 
> confirmed that the stamped scale indications on the long bridge are 
> INDEED Metric, as I suspected. On the vast majority of grands, and 
> probaly uprights as well, "Suzuki" wire, which is metric sized, is 
> used. Bottom line from Yamaha: When restringing with American Standard 
> wire,  use 1/2 size smaller than indicated on the bridge. Simple enough.
>
> Terry Peterson
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: yamaha wire is metric..OT
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:55:12 -0700
>
> I've been conversing back and forth off list with Terry on this...in 
> my experience with Yamahas, when I replace a  broken string I mic and 
> have found that area in between two bridge stamps, i.e. 13.5, 14 etc. 
> is read from right to left, treble to bass.   On Terry's piano the 
> last size stamped on the bridge is 13.5.   This is several unisons 
> towards the bass from note #88.  In other words there is no 13 stamped 
> on the bridge!  The size from #88 note down (towards the bass) to the 
> 13.5 stamp is size 13 wire.   From 13.5 stamp down (towards the bass) 
> to 14 stamp is 13.5 and onward.
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:32:56 -0400
> Subject: Re: yamaha wire is metric..OT
>
> >I've been following this tread with interest as I service a number 
> of Yamaha
> >C3s that get beat on and need string replacements somewhat 
> frequently.
> >Perhaps I missed the key post, but has there been any consensus as to
> >whether the gauge numbers marked on the long bridge are consistent 
> with
> >Roslau & Mapes gauge sizes?
>
> >Terry Farrell
>
>
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