v-bar/capo repair: Seiler pictures 1

[David Love]

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Is the counterbearing bar fixed or mobile?  It is kind of interesting =
that
the place you're having the noise problems seems to coincide with the =
duplex
area lengthening, and quite rapidly.  It looks like you have enough room =
to
insert a brass half round segment in front of the existing =
counterbearing
bar on the first note in the capo section and see what happens.  It =
appears
that it would be adequately held in place by the string pressure.  =
Harmless
and easy to remove if it doesn't work.  Choose a piece that is thick =
enough
to duplicate the height of the counterbearing bar farther up the treble
section where you are not having problems.=20

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I wouldn't worry about the bridge.  It's hard to tell from the photo =
just
what the shape of the capo is exactly. =20

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David Love
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Barbara Richmond
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:02 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: v-bar/capo repair: Seiler pictures 1

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Hi All,

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Well, I sent four pictures yesterday afternoon to "files", but it still
hasn't shown up on the list.  Guess the person in charge is busy.  =
Anyway, I
wanted to get moving on it. =20

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Yesterday I was going to be very near this customers home, so I swung by =
and
got some pictures.  I should have mentioned earlier that though muting =
the
duplex helps, I also have to keep on top of the voicing.  I didn't think
much about the voicing since I have frequently found that pianos that =
are
approaching extremely bright sound will have the sizzle and after =
voicing
the sizzle isn't a problem.  The other reason I stay on top of the =
hammer
shape especially, is in the past this piano has had a problem with =
breaking
strings.

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I have tried pressing on the bridge pins, but it didn't seem to make any
difference--well, anyway it didn't help.  I haven't tried my vice-grips =
on
them though.  I had a bad CA glue day and used CA on the bridge pins.  =
I'm
really embarrassed about that picture--I'm usually more successful at
keeping it under control.   I would have checked the down bearing, but =
was
running errands and forgot to bring the tool case with that gauge.  Duh.

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So, here are the first two pictures, the front duplex angle and a bad
picture of the length.  I was going to write down the lengths, but got
distracted by some painters that were working at the house.  For some =
reason
they thought I was there to chat.  I should have asked them to be quiet.
Next time...

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All suggestions and ideas are welcome.  Next, I'll send the other two
pictures--under the capo/v-bar view and the bridge.

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Barbara Richmond, RPT

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