The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Ed,
Would lifting upwards strongly at say at 1/3 length from the capo also give
the same results??
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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Subject: The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair


> Jeannie writes:
>
> << 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?
>
> Greetings,
>        There is another way.  It doesn't require additional stuff and you
can
> tell instantly whether it is effective or not.  Using a string hook,
capture
> the offending wire between the capo bar and the string rest and  give the
tool
> a twist.  Just enough to create a barely discernable kink in the wire .
> This will often change the resonant period of that section of wire, and
will
> also slightly change the string's approach angle on the lateral plane.  I
> think I have obviated about 60 % of the sizzles and string rattles in this
section
> by using this technique.  If the string breaks, you may be twisting too
hard.
> Regards,
>
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
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