Is there any way I can improve the tone of the lowest 7 to 9 notes on my mother's Young Chang PG-150? It's only a few years old, but it's dull in that region compared to my 56" Ricca & Son (after I twisted & cleaned the strings in that 88-year-old upright). Or, will we have to live with it because the strings are a foot shorter (A1) ? --- Mitch Ruth <pianomitch@hotmail.com> wrote: > Tom & Joe, > > When I've tried this technique (with a lot of > success), I've noticed the visible vibration in the > wound string. I was thinking that this would loosen > a lot of built up dust and corosion in the windings > themselves. It also seems to me that a > demonstration of this technique in the customer's > presence would be a great way to point out the need > for a new set of bass strings in a worthy > instrument. I've made several marginal clunkers > sound a lot better by doing this and the customers > love me for it. > > Mitch Ruth > DeMossville, KY > > PS I got the idea on this list, from somebody....??? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe & Penny Goss > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:28 AM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Tubby bass strings > > Hi Tom, > In lowering (a lot) and raising the wound strings, > the contact points of > winding and wire change moving away from the > corrosion creating some what of > a cleaner contact of winding and wire on the return > to pitch. > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom J Armstrong" <pianostom@juno.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:26 PM > 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 ArmstrongGet more from the Web. FREE MSN > Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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