[CAUT] string dents

[RicB]

Hi Lance.

I suspect the kinks themselves do little to contribute to the false 
beats, and I doubt seriously un-kinking them will help. Rather... the 
force required to create such a kink directed in against the 
bridge/bridgepin is bound to cause some degree of springyness to the 
termination as a whole. Not much you can do except to relieve that 
condition as best as possible.  CA may help, repinning may help... you 
might consider repinning with epoxy.  Check a few unisons to see how 
deep/steep an indentation in the bridge wood has been made and look for 
an elongation of the surface area around the bridge pin hole.

Cheers
RicB



    A "new" RPT tech working for me got a little excited about string
    voicing and in the process of "tapping" down strings on a new piano,
    went too far.  The strings were hit in the speaking length segment,
    in the direction of termination with the bridge pin V.  In other
    words, straightening the speaking length segment before it
    terminates at the bridge pin. Consequently, there is a visible
    "dent/kink" in the wire in the speaking length just before the
    bridge termination, creating more false beats than the ones that
    were to be eliminated.  Is there a cure short of restringing that
    section?  i.e., loosening string and straightening wire with hook as
    good as possible and retightening?  Thanks.

    Lance Lafargue, RPT
    LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD
    LPIANOS.com
    lafargue at bellsouth.net
    4244 Hwy 22 Mandeville, LA 70471
    985.72P.IANO
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