<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">When are you picking up my = 1098's for this??<DIV> </DIV><DIV>(I = have 45 or so..)</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>:D <DIV><DIV>On Feb 9, = 2006, at 2:22 PM, Jim Busby wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE = type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="place"> <DIV class="Section1">List,<O:P></O:P><O:P> </O:P>We just finished a = restringing/slight redesign of a 1963 Steinway upright. = <O:P></O:P><O:P> </O:P> <OL = style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <LI class="MsoNormal" = style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">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. <O:P></O:P></LI= > <LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">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></LI> <LI = class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">It now = has Pure Sound stainless wire. This made the biggest difference. = Richer, more stable. <O:P></O:P></LI= > <LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">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></LI> </OL><O:P> </O:P>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><O:P> </O:P>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><O:P> </O:P>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><O:P> </O:P>I highly recommend the = “bump” removal and the Pure Sound wire. Jury’s still out on the = other changes.<O:P></O:P><O:P> </O:P>Regards,<O:P></O:P><O:P> </O:P>Jim Busby = BYU<O:P></O:P> </DIV> = </O:SMARTTAGTYPE><DIV><1098 = 12.JPG></DIV><DIV><1098 4.JPG></DIV><DIV = style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV = style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">caut list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org/mailm= an/listinfo/caut</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> </DIV></BODY></= HTML>=