[CAUT] [pianotech] Climate Systems, String Covers, and Effects on Tuning Stability & Tone

Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu
Thu Sep 17 12:20:13 MDT 2009


On Sep 17, 2009, at 11:56 AM, wimblees at aol.com wrote:

>  Felts absorbs moisture, then releases it onto the strings. And when  
> felt gets too wet, it will actually  attach itself to the strings.


	A string cover should never be allowed to contact the strings. It  
should be suspended above, typically with battens that use the plate  
struts as support.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu







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