Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this one. I appreciate the ideas. Regards, William R. Monroe > Okay, gotcha. You know, I have noticed many times when a plain-wire string > that is shared by two notes breaks - the slight loss in volume is no more > noticable than the uneveness in volume/tone of the rest of the piano (keep > in mind, we are talking spinet here....). If budget is a significant factor > here, I think that you have come up with the best solution by far. I'd tell > 'em that they will barely be able to tell any difference in volume, and they > should put the $50 or more than they will be saving into the new piano fund. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Yeah, sounds terrible. F#5, the third string is horrifically zingy - I > > can > > push the pin around with my thumb. I suppose I could cut their losses, > > tie > > a single hitch pin loop on the second string, leaving two strings on the > > bridge for that note?!?!? Worth considering, I guess.
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