The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair

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Jeannie writes:

<< I'm assuming this little kink is done when the piano is up to pitch????
With subsequent tunings, does it have to be done again?  How close to the
capo are you talking about? >>

     I do it when I am tuning and there is a problem, so yes, up to pitch.  
Depending on top string tension, the pitch may go up when you put the kink in.  
I haven't had to redo them yet.  Usually I try to place the kink slightly 
away from the middle of the string's length, but things are crowded behind the 
capo bar,so that isn't always possible.  



Ed Foote RPT 
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