[ Ref. Larry Kerecman in 170429 MMDigest ]

Hi Gang, I decided to put my 2 cents in the hat over this topic.
The idea of sound is completely personal.  I have rebuilt players
and pianos over the years and they have sounded awful, but to the
customer it sounded wonderful.

String making is a very specialised field.  It took me five years
to design the non-rusting string, and no, they are not made of
stainless steel -- they are made of copper, the same as any other
string, but they do not corrode.

I have seen some of the strings being made by some of the big
names (on YouTube) and I just wonder how on earth they work.  But
that is another topic all together.  Basically, the sound is up to
the beholder.  Also, everyone has their own idea of a great sound.

Steve Marx - Australia Piano and Pianola Factory