Hi List, I had recently changed from Netscape to IE5. I noticed that there was a lot of e-mail I could not read, including this one. Last night I went back to using Netscape 4.7. When this message came up, with the same address, I tried to open it. When I previously couldn't, and this time it opened with no hesitation. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. Richard Moody wrote: > ---------- > > From: Graeme Harvey <gharvey@netsource.co.nz> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: Tied bass string, will it break? > > Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 2:27 AM > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > I've had mixed success with tied bass strings, some work and others don't. > >In my experience the knot usually gives way on the old wire. > > Do you mean the knot slips out? If it breaks is the old wire breaking? > The old wire did bend to form for the tie, and it pulled up. It just seems like if > I pull it more it will break. This piano was designed for 435 not 440. I should > put those old pianos to 430 and be done with it. Unless kids are in band in school > and need a piano to practice with. > > > When altering pitch on any piano I tend to drop the pitch slightly on each > > string before pulling up to ensure the contact is broken where the string > > passes through agraffes etc. > > Yes, this is standard practice, should be written in stone. (cast iron) > > > http://www.wapin.com/tools/DougStrong.pdf > > You may need to download a copy of Acrobat's PDF reader. > > Have PDF but couldn't get it to open. on W95 MSInternet Explorer. But I have been > to the Wapin site before with no problem. Thanks for the reply and link. ---ric
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