Larry, Be sure to include a close look at the bass bridge for glue separation, or down bearing loss. Also loose bridge pins caused by the pins splitting out the wood. Joe Goss ---------- > From: Larry J. Messerly <prescottpiano@juno.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Dying Bass Strings > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 8:07 PM > > My client has a 1986 Samick SG172 which he got in trade from his sister > for his small Kawai grand. > > He traded because the Samick had a better bass. Now it is starting to > loose it! > > First it was just one note (A2) twisting the strings did not help, > voicing the hammers and fitting to the strings did not help. The dull > sound stayed with the strings when I switched hammers with the next > note(which sounded good to him). > > Now other notes are starting to exibit the same change in tonal quality. > > > Since his sister did not play the piano much-is his frequent playing > making these strings go "bad"? I did replace one string that I received > from Samick, didn't put on the other because it was much deader than the > other I took off. Didn't want to risk the second string. > > Larry Messerly RPT > PrescottPiano > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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