[pianotech] Bass string maker problem

[Encore Pianos]

Ditto.

Will Truitt

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Greg Newell
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:51 PM
To: gnewell at ameritech.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass string maker problem

Thanks everyone for the reminder. Arledge was the string winder that I had
such trouble with. Never again. Good luck if you continue with them.

Greg

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Greg Newell
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:37 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass string maker problem

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=