> From: "Eugenia Carter" <ginacarter@email.msn.com> > To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Re: Re: Re: String Levelling guestions > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 08:21:39 -0400 > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org Join the Piano Technicians Guild. Go to chapter meetings. Start reading the Journal. Attend PTG conventions and keep up with whats going with pianos!!!! David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > Dear Richard Answermedo, > > <<" I can ask another loaded > question, "When did you'all start leveling strings>> > > I guess I was one of the lucky ones for string leveling was SOP when I was > taught in 1983. This was also subsequently reinforced through classes I took > at PTG conventions from LaRoy Edwards, Susan Graham, Wally Brooks, Rick > Baldassin, Bill Garlick to name a few. > > I freely admit that on the average home piano I do not routinely level > strings. Usually I find so much more that needs to be done (repairs, hammer > shaping, regulation, etc.) before this will be that effective. However, > that is not to say that I don't; sometime one or two notes will stand out > and checking the string level > > On the concert instruments I routinely check string leveling since these are > well maintained pianos. Since I tune these frequently I am very (ahem) > attuned to even slight changes in tone. As I am tuning if I hear something > that needs to be addressed, the first thing I check is string level - it's > the easiest since I don't have to pull the action to do so. > > Though I don't have any scientific data to prove it, one of the reasons I > check string leveling (in addition to "that's what LaRoy said to do"<g>) is > that it seems to me that the force of the hammer repeatedly hitting the > string in varying degrees (from pp to fff) could cause the strings to alter > planes. Maybe Dr. C's eagerly awaited by all post will address this. > > Gina > > > Gina Carter, Charlotte NC > > > > > > > >
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