[pianotech] Fwd: Bass string maker problem

[Dale Erwin]

 In fairness friends & FWIW
  Really, when you think about it. you'd have to be nuts to want to make bass strings for a bunch of myopic, microscopic geek's like us.
 I mean really,Think about it. If I made strings.... I'd want alot more money than any of these guys. ;)
 All bass string makers can & will have issues at one time or another. Count on it. Just like action parts makers. Hey its manufacturing & stuff happens
 The first time I used JD Grandt strings all 3 sets were unusable.  The problem? Was a personnel shuffle and the current maker/winder had left and the older Grandt who was struggling with his sight  was trying to do it all on his own, I didn't know that till later. SO I said never again.  hmmm
  However, many year later David Love encouraged me to try them and we did and as you'all have noticed ,the strings are top notch again. I can't say I hear any  aural differences between the two makers
 I've used Arledge for 10 years. The strings sound very good, I get southern hospitality and grace coupled with personal service and a can do attitude. No squalling about replacing the 
occasional string & no excuses for it. No pointing the finger at me as if I did something to cause it,...as has happened with other makers.  They double wrap all my mono chord sections on request with out the extra $48.00 charge I get from J.D. grandt to do so. 
 However Chip who I've dealt with for years at Arledge has left and Jim Arledge is back in the saddle. I'm sure life will go on.
I'm just saying... Never say Never
Dale Erwin
Ditto.
Will Truitt

 On Behalf
Of Greg Newell
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:51 PM


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





Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: Encore Pianos <encorepianos at metrocast.net>
To: gnewell <gnewell at ameritech.net>; pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 2:14 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass string maker problem



-----Original Message-----
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=




 
 
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