Tubby bass strings

[Farrell]

I don't know, but try giving the string a bunch of whacks with the hammer
while you have the tension down (try the piano hammer first, and try to not
break it). You will likely get much better results.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom J Armstrong" <pianostom@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:26 AM
Subject: Tubby bass strings


> I often loosen and re tighten tubby bass strings to brighten the tone.
> Sometimes it works, other times retwisting the strings is more effective.
>  I understand why retwisting a bass string can make it vibrate more
> efficiently.  The copper wrap is "tightened" somewhat by that procedure,
> allowing the winding and core to vibrate as a unit.  For some reason,
> iron wrap does not usually respond to either procedure.
>
> Just this week I experienced a nice Yamaha G3 that benefited immensely
> from "L & R".   I am curious why merely loosening and retightening works.
>  Does anyone out there really know?
>
> Tom Armstrong