Thanks Joe. Beeswax. Sounds like it might be a good thing. I already snapped off one screw (and wouldn't you know it, the top one in the high treble) - fortunately there was enough of a stub to grab with a pair of vice grips. Whew! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: Re: Upright Stringing - Pressure Bar/Terry > Terry, > Do some prep on the pressure bar screw holes, before starting to string.(ie > get all the saw dust/chips out; drill out each hole for proper "beyond > depth") Check all the screws to be sure they are sound, (slots, etc.). Use > Bee's Wax on all the screws. Have all the screws plated with the bar itself. > THEN....String without the bar in place. Pull the strings to an even, very > low tension, (just barely enough to hold the coils). Then install the bar. > Tighten the bar like you were "torqueing" an engine head. Work methodically > in this regard. Once the bar is in it's proper position, the piano will > probably be up to 1/2 tone low. <G> All of this falls under the category of > DAMHIK![G] > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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