String Installation Question

[John Ross]

Loosen it, and lift.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matthew Todd 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:52 PM
  Subject: Re: String Installation Question


  I have a mic.  My question was how can you get an accurate reading of a string still in the piano.

  paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> wrote:
    You need to have a mic to measure the wire, but you do not have to spend $200. Schaff sells a nice Starrett for $100. It's not the digital display type, so you'll need to spend five minutes learning how to read it. You could also pick up one from a retiring tech, or possibly even buy a cheap one to get started... not my recommendation, though. The really expensive wire gauges only read whole wire sizes. Convenient, but not too useful. 

    The other day I tuned a S&S M. The A4 note only had one string, and when I pointed it out to the owner she said she'd heard a clangy noise a week prior. Funny, she didn't notice how weak-sounding that one note was, and likewise there was no trace of the remains (except the coils and an inch or two on one of the pins.) 

    Paul Bruesch
    Stillwater, MN


    On 8/2/07, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at yahoo.com> wrote: 
      Last weekend, I tuned a console for a lady and discovered that a treble note was missing a string.  I pointed it out to her and I will be coming back to replace it. 

      But I got to thinking....there are no traces of this broken string anywhere in the piano.  Totally vanished.  So, I am assuming that the previous tuner broke it, and didn't say anything.  Is that a fair assumption? 

      Anyway, how do I get a mic reading from the adjacent string, or calculate which size wire to use?  I know PianoTek sells a micrometer than enables you to measure diameters of strings still in the piano, but I'd rather not spend $200 on this item if I can help it, and I'm assuming this situation doesn't happen THAT often. 

      Any help will be appreciated.


      Thanks!
      Matthew

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