String spacing

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Jerry,

This problem isn't all that unusual.  Back in the "good old days" these holes
were located for drilling by a "dimple" cast into the plate.  The drill bit was
supposed to center in the dimple.  Unfortunately, it wasn't that accurate a
system.  Especially if the operator got in something of a hurry to meet his/her
quota.  Chances are it will work fine.  Just do the best you can once the
pressure bar is in place.

Regards,

Del

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Jerry Hunt wrote:

> In the continuing saga of my first major overhaul of a piano (note the
> avoidance of the "R" words), an old upright, I've got all of the strings
> installed - not too bad for a first time effort (no, you can't see it) -
> have chipped 5 or 6 times, tapped the strings down at the hitch pin and
> bridge pins (no, I didn't use anything metallic for this part), spaced
> strings.
>
> Regarding the string spacing, the screws on the pressure bar weren't
> placed as strategically as they could have been, and for a number of
> notes, mostly in the tenor section,  the pressure bar screw occupies
> part of the space that otherwise would be occupied by the left string of
> the tri-chord. Consequently, these tri-chords have very narrow spacing,
> but not touching, at the v-bar. So, my question is, would you leave it
> that way? I will be replacing the hammers, so string spacing vis-à-vis
> hammer grooves is not a problem.  As always, thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Jerry Hunt
> Dallas, TX