Ok, I see an awful lot of ancient uprights here that have been rebuilt, that is, repinned and restrung. They are full of false beats. What can be done about them? Vinny ----- Original Message ----- From: "carlteplitski" <koko99 at shaw.ca> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:01 PM Subject: Re: "Wild Strings" > > Similar situation with one of my clients. Many wild beating notes , > which can't be tuned out. > Have made some estimate propossals , but don't seem to be able to > impress anyone enough > to do something about it. There are of course , other people who care > enough and trust me > and believe what I tell them is correct, and do work to improve their > piano. All times, much > improvement was made , and the client was happy with the result. Those > of course , who don't > and still want me to tune , will get the best I can do under the > circumstances , and move on. > I have a grand in a church that has a very heavy action. I have pointed > this out to the people in charge, > but they just wave it off as no big deal.. The keyboard needs lube and > even the smallest amount of > regulation to improve it a lot, but the attitude is that a decent piano > player can make any piano play just fine. > aaarrrggghhhhhh !!!! > Ignorance is hard to overcome > > > Carl / Winnipeg > > > > > > > Andy Moore wrote: > >>Mike McCoy wrote: >> >> >> >>>Do you folks tend to tune these "wild" pianos as best you can and move >>>forward or do you spend some time? >>> >>> >> >>I tune an old Baldwin console at my church that's like that. Bouncing >>around to different intervals just so I can pick out the beats. Then >>when you're done, it still sounds like a saloon piano from the 1870s, >>only louder. >> >>I just sigh, submit my invoice and come back and do again in 6 months. >>Most of the time, I'll give the owners an initial estimate to look into >>it further and then go from there. >> >>-- >>Andy Moore >>Make Moore Music >>Piano Tuning & Service >> >> >> > >
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