More on hearing protection

[pianotune05]

Hi John,
Thanks for the clarification.  The vision impairment might get in the way. I do have these special low visoion glasses that might help.  This seems interesting.  
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John M. Formsma 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:02 AM
  Subject: RE: More on hearing protection


  Marshall,

   

  If you're visually impaired, it might be more difficult for you because you have to see clearly which string you're on. If this is your case, I'd work more on lever technique so you can be comfortable with doing firm test blows and not pounding. You're the best judge of that, though.

   

  No, I don't think a pencil eraser would work, but if you cut the eraser off, I don't see why that wouldn't work. You might be careful about the graphite getting on a bass string. And, yes, one string at a time, as they are tuned.

   

  JF

   


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  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of pianotune05 at comcast.net
  Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 7:28 AM
  To: Pianotech List
  Subject: RE: More on hearing protection

   

  Hi John,

  so in a sense, if I'm working on my wife's Kimball, Lord help me, :) I push the string in toward the plate?  Also, we're doing one string at a time not the entire tri chord and bi chord or single wound string?  sorry if this is obvious.  Sometimes I have trouble visualizing the procedure.  I'm glad you're patient with me or anyone else who is as dense as I am. lol :) or what might apear that way of course.

  Marshall

   

    -------------- Original message -------------- 
    From: "John M. Formsma" <john at formsmapiano.com> 

    Richard,

     

    Moving the string down (or toward the bridge pin at an angle) just a bit from its normal plane. It's kind of like pressing down on the strings to see if the damper follows the strings. No need to do more than that.

     

    John Formsma

     
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