Stringing Braid and the perception of doing it right

[Cy Shuster]

I've also wondered about the pattern of muting.  In particular, it sometimes
seems pretty arbitrary where it stops and starts (e.g., in the middle of a
section).  It sounds like the process is to braid a broad swath of strings,
see if the offending sounds are still there, and repeat as necessary.

If it were easy to mute just individual strings, would you start with no
braid, and just try to identify the individual "zingers"?  I'm wondering if
this would result in more sustain, or a fuller tone, than with braiding
entire sections.

--Cy Shuster--
Rochester, MN

----- Original Message -----
From: <JIMRPT@aol.com>
To: <tito@philbondi.com>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: Stringing Braid and the perception of doing it right

>  I just completed an after the fact string braid job on a little grand
that
> a local RPT rewhatevered several years ago. Customer was complaining of
damper
> problems that did not exist and the RPT could not fix...even after several
> calls. It was not damper noise it was "waste area"
> ringing/zinging/swhhhhhishing. No string braid was installed......I
installed braid on bass and tenor
> string "waste areas" and the customer was tickled to
death.................
> but whatever floats your boat baby.......
> Jim Bryant (FL)