I think I'll take the spark plug feeler gauges out on the road and check it out. Rob E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: Re: Seating strings > > I just saw a presentation by Don Mannino in Syracuse, NY which included some > > high tech films of pianos in action. One film was of a string moving up & > > down at the bridge and it sure looked like that string might creep up the > > pin after awhile, great presentation if you get a chance to see it. > > > > Rob E. > > Against positive downbearing, against a string offset angle, and pin > inclination, how is it physically possible for a string to climb, > creep, or otherwise get up a pin so it is no longer in contact with > the bridge cap, and stay there? I don't buy it. I'd like to see > anyone take a reasonably normal piano and make a string stay up a > pair of bridge pins without touching the cap. Most everyone seems to > take it on faith that this happens naturally and ubiquitously, but > no one seems able or willing to demonstrate that it is indeed > possible by doing it, and proving it by sliding something under the > string between bridge pins. > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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