Seating/false beats

[Richard Moody]

I can't quote sources right now, but the nature of music wire being
the steel that it is (its carbon content rating) in addition to being
highly polished enables it to render. Graphite (a carbon product) on
the bridge was the only choice for the first 200 years. Petroleum
products (of an oily nature) tend to soften wood, perhaps by breaking
down its cellular structure?
	From first trials, Protek seems to leave a faint to no oily mark,
residue, on paper. If it is better or worse on bridges than graphite
time will tell.
Richard Moody

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> From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Re: Seating/false beats
> Date: Friday, April 18, 1997 6:20 PM
>
>
> Susan,
>
> At 12:45 PM 4/18/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >>
> >>Yep, it's called graphite.
> >

> >thinking more along the lines of a drop of Protek, dabbed on right
at the
> >front bridge pin, while the bridge pin was new and unmarked. I was
afraid of
> >clogging the tone later, though, and unsure if it would improve
the problem.
> >

>
> I don't think that's the answer.  Maybe someone else has thought
this
> through better.
>
> Best.
>
> Horace
>
>
> >
> >