False Beats

David M. Porritt dm.porritt@verizon.net
Sat, 02 Mar 2002 09:22:04 -0600


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On 3/1/02 at 11:41 PM Farrell wrote:

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>If a whole area is plagued with false beats, and it appears that
loose
>bridge pins are a major contributor, I would recommend unhitching
all
>strings in that section, removing all bridge pins, re-notch, drop of
thin
>epoxy (I use West System) in hole, dip new pin in epoxy, drive pin
home,
>clean up area, wait at least one day (I like to wait two days), put
>strings back.

Wht is the chance that anyone would pay your going rate for this kind
of work on a 40-year-old Aeolean spinet?

davet
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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