Making a Pattern for Piano String Replacement
Andy Wilson from Mapes Wire Company demonstrates the best way to make a paper pattern for piano string replacement. Single Piano Strings Piano Strings By The Set Piano String Sets By Model [...]
Mapes International Gold Series Piano Wire
Superior Quality Piano Wire Did you know that MAPES was one of the first wire companies to produce piano string wire with a special heat treating process. Today the MAPES signature "International Gold" brand wire has become the [...]
Mapes Guitar Strings Sold In Convenient 3-Set Pack
Chances are that you've already experienced the superior benefits in playability and tone that Mapes core wire and wrap has to offer.
Download a piano string measurement guide and mail-in your old strings
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.
The Schaff Family and Mapes Strings
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 [...]
Mapes Quality Difference
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.