Patrick, I had a problem where the string maker in Tennessee made strings where the winding got further and further away from the agraffes with each new string installed. I took a picture, sent them back, took measurements, string pattern, etc. only to get a set made exactly the same way. Finally I got a set that worked on the third try but they really didn't live up to the hype by others about how wonderful they were supposed to sound. I asked for but never got any "consideration" for my wasted time and trips because of their mistakes. Never again. I went back to Mapes. They're not stellar but at least I know what I'm going to get and Andy has always been most helpful whenever I've needed it. FWIW. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forte 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) www.gregspianoforte.com gpf at ameritech.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Poulson Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:23 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Bass string maker problem I am having a continual problem with getting bass strings duplicated accurately. In two instances the string duplication was good for the first half and then the windings got longer and longer until they rode up over the capo bar, in the first instance, and over the bridge in the second instance. These were both upright pianos, and I did try switching the order of the strings which only made things worse. In two other pianos, both grands, the windings in the bichords were not as closer as the original ones. This problem showed up in sets from both Mapes and Schaff. Up until this happened I never had such a problem. I am about to give up and try different makers. Has anyone else been having a similar problem, and did you wind up switching. Thanks, Patrick Poulson,RPT=
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