Yes. Cut a groove with a die grinder and an appropriate carbide cutter and set an appropriate rod in the groove. I have used unhardened steel drill rod and aluminum bronze, both 1/8” dia. The drill rod is harder, the aluminum bronze is a bit more lubricous. It takes a little finesse on the die grinder but it’s not rocket science. The rod should be epoxied in—I added iron powder to the epoxy to provide a stronger, more dense base for the rod. I don’t like making the V-bar (actually more of a U-bar) harder than the wire but I like it pretty hard. I’m not a fan of extraneous string noises so I like to have a nice, clean termination that doesn’t easily get chewed up. I believe, but have made no attempt to prove, that the drill rod V-bar surface helps to create a slightly more efficient termination of the speaking length of the wire. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:12 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway D Have you done that? If so, what specific material and dimension did you use and how did you anchor it to the underside of the strut? How often do you think poor treble is in part due to inadequately hardened capo bars? I know Overs addressed this some years ago on the list but I’ve encountered various Steinway pianos at different times where I was suspicious about the capo bar but don’t really have a reliable way to tell or test. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:23 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway D Ok. Add in opening up the V-bar and installing a harder string bearing surface and removing the tuned duplex counterbearing bars to increase the string termination angles and shorten up the duplex string length. Del Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mckeever, James I Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:04 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway D Yes. The treble is a disaster! All kinds of metallic sounds. Voice it down, and it doesn’t make enough sound. A former tech said the termination under the frame of the treble is the problem, and the old equipment wasn’t making good, crisp frames at that time. Attempts to correct it failed. Jim McKeever From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Richard Cromwell Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:46 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway D Could you describe what characteristics of the piano doom it to being labeled a total lemon? Richard Cromwell Pianotek Supply From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mckeever, James I Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 4:40 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] Steinway D We own a D, which was built in 1972, and is a total lemon. I am thinking that I want to surplus it, because if it is rebuilt I can’t be sure it will be a good piano. I would welcome any opinions on this! Thanks, Jim McKeever -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110121/5608ba7f/attachment-0001.htm>
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