Thanks John, Was he ironing from the top in the speaking length area? I do this, but from below near the capo bar and agraffes. I also use a string hook. for the bass strings and agraffe area. -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of John M. Formsma Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 10:13 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: dented piano wire Lance, At the convention, the Steinway technician gave a class on concert prep. He had a brass tool which he used to "iron" the strings. I believe that he did this in lieu of seating strings with a hammer shank, but also for removing falseness in individual strings. When I got home, I made one from an old brass lid prop. There is a groove in one end which is placed on top of the string. Then, the string is stroked with an "ironing" motion. Maybe that will help. ???? I made the groove with a Dremel tool and cutting disc, and ground the outer edges into a triangular shape so that they would fit in between treble strings. John Formsma P.S. The concept looks similar to that of the false beat eliminator in the Schaff and Apsco catalogs. I've not seen one out of the catalog, but it seems like both tools will accomplish a similar purpose--straightening string kinks. -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Lance Lafargue Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 9:24 AM To: pianotech listserv Subject: dented piano wire Last week I worked for a piano competition on a Steinway D. In the lower treble section of the piano a previous tech had tapped the speaking length of the treble wire with something near the bridge pins, so that just before the bridge pins on the speaking lenght the strings were kinked or dented. Of course I fought false beats all week. To prep the piano initially I seated strings at all pressure points, pulled some wire around hitch pins which pulled the dents out of the speaking length, and in desperation, even took a pair of needle nose pliers and tried to reverse the kinks or straighten the wire (only minimal improvement). Does anyone have any other suggestions short of restringing this piano? Thanks. Lance Lafargue, RPT Mandeville, LA New Orleans Chapter
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