near impossible tuning

[Mark Schecter]

Hi Mark,
                 Ed is a highly skilled grand tech, and he will know what
I am talking about.
In the capo section. Use the string hook , and your thumb pushing on the
top of the plate above the capo bar. Using your thumb you can bounce the
string upwards. It's not a caveman kinking effort, but it is aggressive
by string lifting standards.
  By watching the damper 'blink' you can control the amount of lift on
each string.   Maybe not on your first piano ;-) but you can soon learn
the technique.
  On pianos with a very low draft angle on the forward duplex. I use two
hooks. One on the duplex area holding at steady upward pressure, the
second bouncing up on the speaking length.
  Besides improving the tonal quality, it will help to cut down on duplex
noise, and improve tuneability.

I could show you in a few seconds in Rochester, just attend the class =-O

Regards Roger


> Hi, Roger.
>
> I agree with all the above. I guess I just pictured the wrong thing 
> when thinking of aggressive lifting.
>
> You said, "Aggressively lift the strings.  I think you know what I am 
> getting at.  The sustain will also increase, and give an overall tone 
> improvement."
>
> Perhaps Ed would know what you are getting at, but I honestly don't 
> exactly. So I'm still wondering, do you mean just going through the 
> capo sections and lifting every string, presumably to sharpen the bend 
> under the capo? Using, say, an equal amount of force on each of them? 
> How much force? At what point does lifting morph into kinking? And 
> don't you wind up with hammer/string mating problems, which lead to 
> filing, regulating, and voicing? I'm just trying to get at the 
> implications of implementing your suggestion.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts on this.
>
> -Mark
>
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