[CAUT] Toughest piece for piano stability?

Susan Kline skline at peak.org
Mon Nov 8 13:40:42 MST 2010


> I think a lot of it is string level and mating. That tends to be a 
> grungy part of the capo, with pits and bumps, and maybe curving 
> downwards towards the bass (the grinding machine hitting the break, I 
> suppose). In any case, the most improvement I have made has been 
> addressing those issues one way or another. Dressing the capo, 
> leveling the strings the best possible, mating using very light 
> pressure on the hammer when plucking. Also, the bridge pins and 
> notches tend to be worst near a break, and addressing them helps. But 
> complete success is elusive. 

I've done the usual, string mating, bridge seating, and so on -- though 
I haven't dressed the capo bar.

D#6? Not D#5? It is in the middle of the section, not near a break. Sort 
of 2/3 of the way up. The tail is very near the bolt which attaches the 
bell.

Susan Kline






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