Clair, The size of the pins compared to the others would also be a very good clue! Avery At 04:15 AM 08/10/02 -0500, you wrote: >Alan -- > >When in doubt as to whether bass strings have been replaced, I >always very carefully check out the tuning pins and coils. It is >usually pretty easy to discern a difference between say the bass >pins and the rest if replacement has been made. The color, the dirt, >the coil pattern, etc. is usually different enough to give clues >that replacement has occurred. >Clair >-- >Clair's Piano Service >http://www.vt2000.com/cps > >Alan wrote: > >1921 Geo. Steck small grand. The bass strings can't be as old as the >piano. They are still copper-colored and "look" fairly clean etc. > >But when struck, the bichord notes have very little sustain. The >singlesdo better. The tenor and treble sounds great, very sweet actually. > >I tried the old remove-loop-and-roll on the worst note. The string >looksa little brighter but I can't tell much difference in the sound. > >Any ideas? I wondered about a downbearing problem or something but >wouldassume such a design flaw would be unlikely. > >Alan R. Barnard > > >
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