File puptcrit/puptcrit.0606, message 80


Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:54:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gregory Ballora <gregballora-AT-sbcglobal.net>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Marionette Stringing advice?


Well, you certainly do go from 0 to Snotty pretty
fast!

--- Kismet <kismet-AT-bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>  ........And I don't think there is any note on a
> piano that would require
> 1/4" solid steel "wire". I will check on my Mommy's
> Steinway when I see her 
> next......
Nice edit of my post!


> I didnt think we were referring to 1/4" solid steel
> wire, just piano/music/ 
> high tensile steel wire 

Well, I was, and here in the US, you can get that. It
is called music wire, and it comes in gauges up to
1/4".

and on Mommy's
> Steinway...assuming its a real 
> Steinway of course.....you should find AT LEAST 144
> lengths of solid steel 
> "wire"....if its a fake it will only have about
> 100...

Gosh, what a great dig based on no evidence!

Of course if IT IS A 
> steinway and Mommy isnt a trained piano concertist

Hmm, I could tell you about my Mother and her career.
By the way, the title is Concert Pianist, but let's
keep my Mother out of this.

> you have just found a 
> source for 24 lengths of piano wire...only the piano
> tuner will notice the 
> missing harmonics.... 

Great idea! rip apart a piano for the wire, and
replace it with something cheaper! That is so worth
the time and effort! You are a Genious!

( A Steinway has four strings
> to the note in the upper 
> register, most others have three)

Hey look everyone! isn't he smart?

> But why are we stressing about High tensile wire? A
> piece of copper wire is 
> going to outlast a nylon/dacron/silicon fillament!
> and be a lot gentler on 
> it as well!

We weren't stressing it, I was just explaining a
technique that was used. The music wire made a very
strong, small attachment place for strings that are
being changed frequently. But then maybe you didn't
read the other posts. But since you are SO Smart, why
don't you go and harden some files in motor oil!

Greg



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