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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>List,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We just finished a restringing/slight redesign of a =
1963 Steinway
upright. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We ground down the
“bump” and lowered the pressure bar slightly. This made =
tuning
a <st1:place w:st="on">LOT</st1:place> better. Easier and more =
stable.</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></l=
i>
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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We shortened the apron =
on the bass
bridge (cantilever) to give 85mm (backscale) on the lowest bass =
note. It
was 40mm. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It now has Pure Sound =
stainless
wire. This made the biggest difference. Richer, more =
stable.</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></l=
i>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Added a small tenor =
bridge.
I’m not sure if this made much of a difference, but the break =
does
seem to be smoother and the bichords seem to have a slightly =
stronger
fundamental. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A side by side listen with the same model showed vast
improvements in the plain wire sections. I think this was mainly due to =
the
stainless wire. Also, it tunes like a dream now! Removing the bump was =
easy and
well worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Although the piano is improved, in some ways greatly, =
I
still don’t like the bass. It’s better than the old design =
but
still a bit “thumpy”. Any =
feedback??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I attached a “before” picture and a close =
up of
the bridge changes. The “bump” area looks like the new 1098s =
so I
didn’t take a picture of that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I highly recommend the “bump” removal and =
the
Pure Sound wire. Jury’s still out on the other =
changes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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