False Beats ??

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Fri, 01 Sep 2000 21:38:12 +0200



A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

>
> << What is this all about ??... What does the type of material used in bridge
> pins have to do with all of this, or for that matterer angle at which the
> pin is inserted.

>    This is about using cheap wood for bridges and their caps.  You have loose
> bridge pins and they will produce false beats until replaced with larger
> ones, or the holes have a treatment like CA or expoxy.   Angle of the pins
> may be a factor in the durability of the wood, but I believe it is primarily
> a materials problem

Hmm--- I wonder Ed... Perhaps you are correct... but you can bet I am going to
check this out on other pianers...really, I have never heard such a dramatic
relief of false beats.. there also seems to be bit more "solid" tone resulting...
course this also could speak of loose pins... but..

well its not like I dont have a variety of pianos to check this out on.

>
>
> Regards,
> Ed Foote

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway





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