> The bass strings are looped with the European loop but have only one loop > that goes over the hitch pin rather than 2 that you see in the so called > "Jolly Loop". The tails do turn down against the plate but I was under the > impression that the double looping was necessary, or at least desirable, on > bass strings. There is no problem on this piano with the bass strings > holding tune so what's the deal? Why bother with two loops when one will do > just fine? > > David Love Beats me. I've never seen or heard of a loop failure of this type, single or double. Once around should be quite adequate for any string. Once everything settles in, tuning stability relative to the number of loops should be indistinguishable. Ron N
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