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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=660193913-10102003>While
we're on this bridge-pin subject again...I tune and service the C&A Steinway
D for the Cincinnati Symphony and the regular trail of soloists that come
through. This piano is just a couple of years old and is beginning to drive me
crazy with its Jeckle/Hyde tendencies. During the moist months it has a big,
round clear tone but as soon as it begins to dry out it reverts a devilish
false beat capo noise monster. Unfortunately, most of the concerts are during
the dry months and there is no hope of any climate control. The soloists all
like this piano but it drives me nuts and I'm constantly trying to clean and
sweeten up the capo sections without losing any power. I've tried pounding the
bridge pins in and moving the strings around and this has had some effect,
but its getting harder and harder to clean it up. I remember past discussions
about wicking CA glue down around the bridge pins and wouldn't hesitate to try
it on a practice room piano (hmm, I think I'll try that right now) but I'm
wondering how many people out there are successfully using this technique on
concert instruments.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=660193913-10102003>Eric</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>Eric Wolfley</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>Head Piano Technician</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
Music</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>University of
Cincinnati</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jon Page
[mailto:jonpage@comcast.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 10, 2003 8:20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut-ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Steinway 45 upright
<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><PRE>>You might try tapping the bridge pins.
>Ed S.
</PRE><FONT face="Courier New, Courier">Yes, tap the bridge pins. Seating the
strings on the bridge has<BR>negligible effect. Ever since Roger pointed out
tapping the pins,<BR>I've been effecting this false beat reduction technique
with good results.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</FONT>
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