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<DIV>In a message dated 3/29/2005 4:40:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU writes:</DIV>
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=2>I ditto
Fred on this one...I guess those pitchlock clamps are large enough<BR>to s=
pan
a bass bichord. Or does he offer different sizes for that?<BR><BR>Eric
Wolfley, RPT<BR>Supervising Piano Technician<BR>College-Conservatory of
Music<BR>University of Cincinnati<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>He doesn't offer different sizes. I tried to use a coupler on F2 =
on a
Baldwin SD Grand. This is the lowest plain wire note, and on this pian=
o it
was always the first note to go out of tune. I couldn't figure out
why. (The tuning pins are tight, and I seated the bridge pins,
straightened wire bends with a brass drift). I thought maybe it had
something to do with being the last note on the treble bridge. (?)</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, I thought the coupler might help, but the strings are too far a=
part
at the bridge for the couplers to hold. (I asked Scott if he had other=
sizes and he said no) I wound up using a coupler up at the agraffe, an=
d so
far (it's been about three weeks) so good. I think they'd fit bass str=
ings
at the agraffe.</DIV>
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<DIV>FWIW, I did use these couplers on a horrid 1975 Everett Studio in a
practice room in January. Awful piano that always went badly out of tu=
ne
in a matter of days. I checked it last Friday, and it sounds
reasonable. Certainly good enough for a practice room (non piano
majors).</DIV>
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<DIV>Gordon Large, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>Colby College</DIV>
<DIV>Waterville, ME</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>