Seating/false beats

Susan Kline skline@proaxis.com
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:24:28 -0700 (PDT)


Greetings, all --

>>Thanks to all for their input on this issue.  Its been fun to see a
>>discussion move toward consensus as people on the list put their
>>considerable talents toward a problem.
>>This thread - and the one about optimizing repetition remind me why this
>>list is the best resource around for continuing education.  Keep it up
>>folks!

>Now I know that I didn't know what I thought I knew when we started, you
know?
I can agree with that. One small question keeps occurring to me as I read
this thread:

If, as seems possible, hard blows are enough to cause the strings to ride up
on the bridge pins, and stay there, is it a good idea to reseat them?

Would it be better to consider who is going to play the piano next? What if
the next performer is heavy handed, and will drive them right back up? Will
a pianist's unseating them trash our unisons at the same time? When we do
whole-hearted test blows, do we drive them back up ourselves? What happens
to the bridge top and pins when we seat -- unseat -- seat, over and over?

Carry on, list ... all cogitations gratefully accepted.

Susan Kline
skline@proaxis.com
P.O. Box 1651,
Philomath, OR 97370

Murphy's out there ... waiting ...





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