<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Yeah, and if they need it, here's = another trick Steve;</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Listen to both strings of a = bi-chord independantly, to compare tone.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Then, pound the note = repeatedly, while lowering one string about a 5th and raising to pitch again.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Compare the tone of the two = strings again. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>This should give you an idea of = potential gains in tone... if any. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>This is a Q & D trick that has = worked well on old beaters with the "tubby" bass. It spares the need for un-hitching/twisting strings, the curious appearance of "new" false = beats,  and risk to flesh, blood and gold paint.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>You can decide in a hurry if it's = any help. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Please pardon the abscence of = optimism, but I find servicing the 743's, = beyond tuning, tends to underwhelm even the most meager expectations.    </SPAN><SPAN class=650130521-15042004> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Mark Cramer,</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004>Brandon University</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650130521-15042004></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Wimblees@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Baldwin 743 question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/15/04 3:29:04 PM Central Daylight Time, s.kabat@csuohio.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>I'm refurbishing one of our fleet of Baldwin 743 = Hamilton-type uprights,<BR>with the university patina, n'est pas?, and I'm = debating whether or not<BR>to turn the bass = strings.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>First question should be, do they need it? If you think they do, = try one of the strings on one of the pianos, and see if there is a noticeable difference. Then go from there.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>