Bass string pattern

[Carl Meyer]

I feel your pain.

Can't say I've ever done this but here's a solution.

Take a paper pattern of the bridge and hitch pins.  Then take a paper
pattern of the agraffes.  Now measure very carefully the speaking length of
first and last note.  Now position the two patterns according to the
speaking length and tape them securely.  You now have a pattern under the
dampers w/o taking them off.

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@home.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Bass string pattern


> List,
>
> I have a question from another tech who is taking a pattern of bass
strings
> to send to GC.  He wants to know if it's OK to take it over the dampers?
> The question is will this be OK with GC?  Of course he will write this
info
> on the pattern...apparently GC is a pain to deal with and he is concerned
> about asking another question.  Any comments on dealing with GC?
>
> David I.
>
>