v-bar/capo repair

[Greg Newell]

Why not just tap it back in place once it's moved?


At 10:53 PM 3/9/2006, you wrote:
>I had a problem keep a length of brass half 
>round in place. I’m interested in knowing what 
>people use to make sure it doesn’t move.  It was 
>a longer piece that extended the entire treble 
>area.   It was a slippery little thing that 
>moved when the tension was brought up to pitch.
>
>jeannie
>
>
>
>Jeannie Grassi, RPT
>Registered Piano Technician
>Island Piano Service
>Bainbridge Island, WA
>206-842-3721
><mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net>mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net
>
>
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>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Richmond
>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:40 PM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: Re: v-bar/capo repair
>
>Hi David,
>
>When experimenting duplex length with brass half 
>or oval round, would you, in this case, place 
>anything on the bottom of the brass to avoid 
>scratching the plate?   Or isn't it a problem?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara Richmond
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>David Love
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>'Pianotech List'
>Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:25 PM
>Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair
>
>Like Ron N. says, I think it’s likely it has to 
>do with the front duplex and you may be able to 
>shorten, detune and increase the deflection 
>angle by inserting some brass of appropriate 
>dimension­at least you can experiment.  If it 
>turns out that that’s the problem, it’s not that 
>big a deal to remove the strings from one 
>section and insert the new counterbearing piece 
>and then replace the strings (the same ones you 
>took off).  Unhook them from the tuning pins 
>slip in the brass or whatever and then 
>reattach­if that proves to be the problem.  I 
>get brass of varying sizes from 
><http://www.rjleahy.com/>www.rjleahy.com.  They 
>will cut to a reasonable shipping size.  I don’t 
>know the configuration of this piano but maybe 
>you can send pictures and some suggestions could 
>be made by various people, I’m sure.  If the 
>noise disappeared originally by muting the front 
>duplex, it is likely that there is leakage 
>occurring and that’s what you should 
>address.  Shortening the section and increasing 
>the deflection can do that.  You do want to be 
>sure that the angle and deflection work 
>together.  The longer the duplex the greater the 
>deflection angle.  Similarly, a shorter duplex requires smaller angle.
>
>
>David Love
>davidlovepianos at comcast.net
>
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Greg Newell
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