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<DIV>Because they touch the strings and oils, acids etc. contaminate the
wire...</DIV>
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<DIV>David I.</DIV>
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<DIV>Perhaps we could also ask ourselves why guitarists and other stringed
instrument players find the need to replace strings too? </DIV>
<P>Greg
<P>Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>In a message dated
11/7/01 11:43:15 AM Central Standard Time, cramer@BrandonU.CA
writes:</FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR>
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TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>It was then
a simple matter to demonstrate false beats, show a segment of broken
string, and point out several splices, to the 'peace of mind' of our Dean
(and myself), that re-stringing was overdue.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>BTW, the false beats
were actually caused by loose bridge-pins, barely "finger-tight," from F#4
(gauge change) to C8.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>Although I believe
you can and will discern a difference between new and older string Wim,
the greatest benefits seem to come from servicing all bearing and
termination points at the time of a re-stringing.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>best
regards,</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>Mark Cramer,</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>Brandon
University</FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=-1>Mark</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Thank you for this
information. But based on the above, it would seem that the original reason,
false beats, wase not the result of poor wire, but loose bridge pins. In
other words, if you had tapped down the bridge pins, or at most, removed
them, (and only loosened the strings to get at the pins), and epoxied them
in place, you would not have had to restring the piano. I agree that
servicing all bearing points is easier with the strings removed. But the big
question still remains, is there a reason to restring the whole piano?
Unless someone else can come up with another valid reason, I am still not
convinced that restringing is something that needs to be done, other than
for the obvious reasons, like replacing a pin block, even after 100
years.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=-1>Wim</FONT></FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>-- <BR>Greg Newell <BR><A
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