[pianotech] toy piano tone bar help

[Porritt, David]

Depending on the metal of the tines you'll probably have to use a soldering acid.

dp

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu



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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Doremus
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:54 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] toy piano tone bar help

  I tried solder too and had the same problem, it just wouldn't stick. 
Maybe there's a trick to this? I have used it on Wurlitzer tines without 
a problem.

--Dave

On 8/15/10 11:34 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:
> I've tried the solder but it was very difficult to get the solder to 
> stick to the rod. It tends to come off. Using wire is much easier, and 
> gives you a quick way to make pitch changes by moving it up and down 
> the rod.
>
> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at charter.net 
> <mailto:mkurta1 at charter.net>> wrote:
>
>         You can also change the pitch of individual bars by heating
>     and applying solder to the end of a rod, then carefully file off
>     the solder until the proper pitch is achieved.  It does sound like
>     a Schoenhut system, and they will sell you the correct set of tone
>     bars.  They're not expensive and will save you a lot of work. 
>     They will need tuning however.
>         Mike Kurta
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net <http://www.pianova.net>

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