false beats

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Fred, What about using a small syringe for the CA glue. Acetone is a solvent
for CA glue but I think you may have problems with it, taking the graphite
off of the bridge.I haven't had any luck using tape to mask off the bridge,
it always seems to seep under and then you have a bigger mess. They do sell
some small applicator tips that go on the end of the glue bottle that are
nice for getting into small areas. I found these at a local hobby/model car
store.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm@unm.edu>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: false beats


> Roger,
> Have you actually noticed distortion caused by a "normal" level of
> dirt/rust on the strings? No question that when it occurs around a
> termination (bridge pin, agraffe, capo), it can cause distortion. But in
> the speaking length, I have never been able to hear a difference between
> a rusty string and one that's been cleaned. But maybe I just live in a
> climate where the strings don't get corroded enough to notice.
> With respect to termination dirt, I had an experience once which really
> brought home the importance of clean termination to me. A client called,
> saying a student had spilled some soda on some strings, and they were
> "dead." I expected the hammers to be the problem, but when I went, I
> found no visual evidence whatsover of the spill. Certainly nothing had
> spilled on hammer or damper felt. But three or four notes were, indeed,
> very obviously dead as a doornail.
> After fussing around quite a bit, I found that the problem was just a
> bit of sticky residue between strings and capo. And the only way I could
> solve the problem was by lowering tension enough to fit a damp rag
> between strings and capo and clean thoroughly (I tried using the damp
> rag on the strings and capo from below, jogging strings back and forth,
> etc. No soap. No noticeable improvement). Utterly amazing that a bit of
> sticky Coke could have such a pronounced effect.
> Also wanted to ask if you have a good way to apply CA to bridge pins,
> without leaving visual residue. Or a good technique for cleaning up
> residue.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>
> jolly roger wrote:
> >
> > Hi Fred.
> > A good tip, I might add string distortion can be caused
> > by rust and dirt, so make sure the strings are clean and bright.
> >
> > regards Roger
> >
>
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