I usually save the ends from sets of bass strings I have replaced, and use them for the odd splice. Years ago I got a whole bunch of ends from a place that rewound strings. They were all dead straight. They gave them to me. I wonder if the string makers, would make up small assortments of their discards, just for this purpose. They could give, or sell them to their customers. They must know, that there are times when a tech just can't sell a new set, but possibly might in the future, and needs to splice. Mind you, I can't remember where they are right now. I just never seem to get around to getting things organized, been trying for years. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net> To: "pianotech list" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:26 AM Subject: [pianotech] Piano wire I was tuning a 9' Steiff grand the other day and a single bass string broke. The note below it was already spliced and I had to splice a wire in the tenor. I mic'd the core at .060 (27.5 gage), so I need a piece of .061 (28 gage). I've found that bass strings spices should be a size larger than the core. I'm waiting to hear from a customer whose M&H BB broke a poorly replaced bass string last week. I suggested that it would be a good time to replace the set. If he opts for the single replacement I can request the core splice when I order the string but in the mean time it'd be good to find a source. -- Regards, Jon Page
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