No I'm saying that American suppliers call wire that measures .043" #19 gauge. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Delacour Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 7:44 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Scaling Help At 07:08 -0700 01/04/2011, David Love wrote: >If you are buying Roslau or Mapes wire from an American supply house, .043 >will correspond to #19 gauge. Are you saying that Röslau draw wire through different dies just for the American market? I find that very hard to believe. I would guess that Röslau's No. 19 is always 1.075 mm. wherever you buy it. JD
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