Hi Ed, Question, are the bridge pins filed? Like with a belt sander? Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440@mindspring.com> To: "Boaz Kirschenbaum <artisanpiano@gmail.com>, College and UniversityTechnicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 7:05 PM Subject: [CAUT] Steinway Verticals > Dear Boaz- > > Perhaps you would share some of your painfully learned Steinway vertical > knowledge? > > How do they manage to get so many false beats in such a little space? > > Last week I tuned the most sadistic piano I know, a 4 year old 45 vertical. > I'm the sixth technician to take it on, and the only one masochistic enough > to come back. > > At least 2/3s of the treble strings are false beaters. Not 2/3s of the > unisons, 2/3s of the strings. Tapping at the bridge does not help. What > do they do to make these strings do this? > > I am considering proposing to restring the top 2 sections, but hesitate > because I'm not sure it will make any difference. > > Is there something odd in the way they string these pianos, somehow > twisting the strings? > > The bass strings are also starting to beat. > > Any thoughts you have would be most appreciated. Ditto evereybody else. > > Thank you. > > Ed Sutton > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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