New Bass Strings Buzzing

[David Love]

Patrick:

 

Contact Pianotek and get the order number and have them replace the ones
that are buzzing.  They are defective.  

 

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of AlliedPianoCraft
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:31 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: New Bass Strings Buzzing

 

There was a time when they made great bass strings.

 

Al Guecia

 

From: Andrew and <mailto:anrebe at sbcglobal.net>  Rebeca Anderson 

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:40 PM

To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  

Subject: Re: New Bass Strings Buzzing

 

Yup,
I don't buy Mapes wound strings.

Andrew

At 10:20 AM 5/15/2008, you wrote:
>Last summer I restrung a 5' Hazelton grand using Mapes bass strings 
>which I ordered through Pianotek. Since then the monochords have 
>developed loose winding buzzing. I have taken them off and twisted 
>them 3 times now, and when I come back to retune the buzzing has 
>returned. I have had an occasional problem with a new string before 
>which usually is remedied by twisting the string, but nothing as 
>persistent as this. My guess is that the strings weren't swedged 
>properly. Anyone else had this problem before, particularly with Mapes?
>Thanks,
>Patrick C. Poulson
>Registered Piano Technician
>Piano Technicians Guild



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