Fw: v-bar/capo repair (& bridges)

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Roger,

I've tried glue, but find the couplers far easier to use and I have better
success in blocking specific undesirable partials, with moving them around,
than the glue method.  Have you tried the Pitchlock Couplers?

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 Roger Jolly
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:11 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Fw: v-bar/capo repair (& bridges)

 


Hi Jeannie,
                          A little dab of whit glue on the forward duplex
string length, will alter the pitch and quiet them down significantly.
The duplex will still speak, but will not be 'killed. Far more effective
than weaving felt or tape through the section.
Regards Roger 


At 01:50 PM 3/12/2006, you wrote:



I agree with Ed.  I've "saved" a few pianos with them.  And if they don't
help in a pinch...well, nothing much will, short of killing the tone all
together with some other method.  
Here's the website.  http://www.pitchlock.com
<http://www.pitchlock.com%20%20/>   I'm not sure if Scott gives
out samples or not.  It wouldn't hurt asking.
jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Registered Piano Technician
Island Piano Service
Bainbridge Island, WA
206-842-3721
mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [ mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
<mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> ] On Behalf
Of ed440 at mindspring.com
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:19 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Fw: v-bar/capo repair (& bridges)

Barbara-

Of everything proposed, putting Pitch Lock couplers on the front duplex is
the simplest, fastest, easiest and easiest to reverse.  If they work, they
work, if not, it cost you 5 minutes, and no harm done to the piano.
Pictures were posted in the Journal a year or two ago.

If you don't have any, e-mail me and I'll send you a few.

Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Richmond <piano57 at insightbb.com>
>Sent: Mar 11, 2006 12:25 PM
>To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Fw: v-bar/capo repair (& bridges)
>
>Hi,
>
>Just so I know (or will try to understand when I next visit the beloved
>Seiler, if I should decide to try experimenting with the bridge by
"loading"
>it with my vise-grips, what would an improvement tell me?
>
>What would an increase in noise tell me?
>
>The more simply put, the better.  I've tried following the
soundboard/bridge
>threads, but somehow my eyes usually end up rolling up in my head and I
pass
>out....well, sort of.  :-)
>
>And, in each case, would there be anything a simpleton (like me) could do?
>
>Just trying to cover all the bases here.
>
>Thanks, all, for your help.
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>
>
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