New topic: Lifting the Strings

Piannaman@aol.com Piannaman@aol.com
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:57:15 EST


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In a message dated 3/6/04 9:38:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:


> I would not lift firmly near the hammer strike point.  You can put a kink 
> in the string very easily.  Gentle lifting with a hook as near to the capo bar 
> or agraffe as possible is best.  Better is to massage the string from 
> underneath with a blunt tool.  An old agraffe in a combo handle works quite well 
> and you can massage all three strings at once.  

David,

You're right.  In fact, what I meant(and should have stated) is that the goal 
is to get the strings level at the strike point....lifting too firmly near 
the strike point could indeed mar the string!  Thanks for the correction.  

Dave S.

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