It's possible the bridge takes a dive at that end, reducing bearing.? A cheap repair in that instance is to lay a thin, flat, wood shim on top of the bridge under the strings for that note.? .? The strings lay on top of the shim,? which serves to increase the bearing for those strings only.?? Ugly, but it works as a cheap repair.? Bob.? -----Original Message----- From: Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:46 am Subject: Re: Dead Bass Strings CA or messier epoxy Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven J. Hopp To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:53 AM Subject: Dead Bass Strings Hello again, ? I recently went to do a tuning on a Wurlitzer spinet.??Both copper wound bass string at the break were "thuddy".? No sustain to the sound.? The lower strings were fine.? I decided to try changing the string to see if it would be better.? No dice.? Upon removal of the string however, I found the bass bridge pins to be so loose I could remove them with my fingers.? What is the best repair for this?? The client just purchased this "used" piano from a dealer who is willing to trade back the piano and let them choose something else.?? Thanks for the help! ? Steven ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080122/fa7a49d5/attachment.html
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