Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > > I still have not read the answer to my basic question: how often should > > strings be tapped, or seated, on the bridge? > > > > Wim > > Once, when the piano is strung, and then only to make the bends around the > various bearing points lay straight. Probably never again after that. > > During tuning, when you find a beater, press on it at the bridge pin with a > fingernail. If that doesn't cure it, tapping won't either, and you haven't done > damage verifying it. False beats are almost always loose bridge pins, and > seating strings doesn't cure loose bridge pins. > > Ron N Here I find myself very much in aggreement. A finger press at the bridge pin itself yeilds about the same result that a "slight tap" at the center of the bridge gives. Do whatever suits you best, and if it doesnt help then increasing pressure will likely not help either. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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