[CAUT] upright plucking

[Jim Busby]

Fred,

Since the last time you posted this technique I tried it and have been
using it as standard procedure. It works great! My initial concern about
flattening the crown was unfounded because so little is taken off.
Thanks.

Regards,
 Jim busby

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Fred Sturm
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:59 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] upright plucking

hi Wim,
	My approach to upright mating is to take a brass drift and give
a  
tap on the three string unisons just below the v bar to get them  
roughly level (and give them a positive bend at the v bar, which  
gives more definition to the tone). Then I take the filed hammers,  
press a group lightly against the strings with a sandpaper strip (120  
- 180) between hammers and strings, and give a quick, light pull.  
Maybe do that again.
	Before going to that trouble, do some reasonably good traveling
and  
squaring of the hammers. Many uprights are horrible in those regards.
	Those things done, an upright can see remarkable improvement.
Ready  
for some needling. For the lower shoulders, I go into each side.  
Otherwise, fairly standard procedures.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu