[pianotech] Noise in Bass Strings

[David Love]

I think these whips are often used where the wrap diameters are thinner and is designed to keep the ends from coming unraveled.

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:53:04 
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Subject: [pianotech]  Noise in Bass Strings

Terry,

The Erard whip might be some forensic evidence.

I've only seen this whip from European string makers.  Maybe the fact 
that I haven't seen this whip from a US maker is just evidence my 
limited experience, or maybe someone was trying to address a 
manufacturing anomaly the scaling.   Perhaps someone, factory or post 
manufacturing, tried to address the scaling problem with non-standard 
cores like Paullelo (or Pure Sound) wire that at the time were not 
available in the US at the time.  Paullelo wire in the hands of North 
American string maker is only a fairly recent development.

If it is a non-mapes core, lower tensile strength core, you would not be 
able to tell from the dimensions of the string, but a call to Walter 
might give you this info.

Put a magnet on the core, and see if its Stainless steel???maybe??

Jim Ialeggio


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Jim Ialeggio
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