far bridge pin

[Farrell]

Who is Tom S.?

Terry Farrell
  
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From: <Tvak@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: far bridge pin


> 
> In a message dated 4/6/03 11:05:02 AM, RNossaman@cox.net writes:
> 
> >Aside from the likelihood that seating strings in the field doesn't provide
> >
> >a solid termination point for the speaking length
> 
> 
> I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'in the field'?
> 
> 
> > I'd say you have been largely wasting your time 
> >seating the strings on the speaking side too.
> 
> 
> So, if I understand this correctly, you don't believe that seating strings to 
> the bridge has any effect on false beats?  I thought this part of my 
> post/question was pretty much standard procedure, but maybe I'm confused...
> 
> I'd swear that seating strings to the bridge has had an effect on the 
> falseness of strings, but maybe I've been experiencing the 'placebo effect'.
> 
> Same thing with tapping the bridge pins in deeper...  I had never done this 
> before, but tried it on the advice of a local RPT.  The difference was like 
> night and day.  The tone was SO much cleaner with less pitch variation over 
> time.  My ETD visually confirmed this.  
> 
> My question was whether anyone thought that the far bridge pins really have 
> any effect on false beats, whether seating string to them, or tapping them 
> in.  The speaking side pins certainly do, IMHO.
> 
> Am I confused?
> 
> Tom S
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