Learn how to send a pattern or your old piano string set to Mapes for accurate duplication: remove strings in order, secure them correctly, and avoid extra charges. Download the measurement guide and mail-in form, or contact the Piano String Department at Mapes in Elizabethton, TN.
Stephen Mapes • Founder of Mapes Piano String company, established in 1912 in Bronx, New York. John Adam Schaff • Grandfather of current company leaders Bill, Bob, and Frank Schaff, purchased Mapes Piano String Company in 1918 and established its position as a key supplier of piano strings. Mapes Piano String Company began manufacturing Steinway [...]
Discover how Mapes pioneered in-house music wire production in the 1950s to meet stricter tolerances and quality control. Today, they produce superior Microlloy® high-carbon cores and precision alloy wrap wire—trusted worldwide for crafting consistent, hand-wound music and guitar strings.
Mapes Guitar Strings are sold with 3-sets in each pack. If you desire - we can even make your own custom set of strings. Simply choose "My Custom Gauges" and have us make your personalized set at no extra charge. If you have a BASS player in the family - check our Bass Guitar Strings built from Precision [...]
Mapes Strings is ISO 9001:2008-certified for musical and specialty wire production—from piano and guitar strings to copper and steel wire. Recognized with Safety Performance awards, industrial excellence honors, and valued supplier status across the music and manufacturing sectors.