question about temperament strips (was RE: one rubber mute)

[David Ilvedson]

Rubber temp strips are terrible.   The stick going in and out.   They probably wear longer though...
Don't forget the tip about inserting the temp strip in every other space and then coming back with another and 
filling in the spaces.   You can then pull out one strip and tune the exposed string to your tuned center strings.   Then pull the other and do the same.

David I.


----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Dave Nereson <davner@kaosol.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 23:10:22 -0700
Subject: Re: question about temperament strips (was RE: one rubber mute)


>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Lesher, Trent J." <tlesher@sachnoff.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 4:44 PM
>Subject: question about temperament strips (was RE: one rubber mute)



>> I was wondering if anyone else finds it difficult to adequately damp the 
>> outside strings with a felt temperament strip.   <

>    Temperament strips come in at least three thicknesses.  The unisons 
>aren't spaced the same distance apart on all pianos.  Sometimes you need a 
>thin strip, sometimes a thick.  Sometimes even the thick isn't thick enough 
>and you have to use action cloth.  Or it's not thin enough and you have to 
>use spring rail cloth -- whatever;  experiment.  Rubber temp. strips are 
>also available, but I've never tried one.  It also helps if you do a 
>rough-in first, then bring in the unisons at least fairly near beatless so 
>you don't have wildly-beating "bleed-through."  When first learning, rubber 
>mutes may be better since they kill the the unwanted strings better.  And 
>don't put the temp. strip up too close to the pressure bar (I know; it HAS 
>to be above a certain point) in the low tenor since those are long strings 
>and you want to have the strip just above where the hammers hit.
>    Don't know what else to say except that some pianos just have weird 
>background frequencies, beats, partials, noises that come through.  You 
>might check the duplex scale and maybe put a piece of masking tape across it 
>temporarily if it's not already muted out with stringing braid (I know, 
>under the bass strings, this is next to impossible).
>    But there shouldn't be anything peculiar to an M&H that makes it any 
>more difficult to tune.
>    --David Nereson, RPT 


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