newbie questions

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In a message dated 1/8/01 10:44:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
cneuman@phy.duke.edu writes:


> Thanks to all who have given me tuning tips! Here are some questions:
> 
> 1) I tried to reduce false beats by seating the strings on the bridge.
> However, the bridge on my "PSO" is hard to reach. Part of the treble
> bridge is directly behind the keyboard and you can't get to it from below
> or from above. Advice? What tools (makeshift or otherwise) do you use to
> seat strings on the bridge?
> 

       Get a piece of brass rod around 1/8 " in diameter, cut a slit on the 
top. Use a small hammer and lightly tap on the bearing points.

> 2) I have heard that rust can cause false beats. And I found a little rust
> on the strings. I'm having a hard time not just spraying WD40 in there. I
> recall hearing someone say a while ago that WD40 should not be in, on, or
> near a piano.  That's a shame. And it's also a shame that duct tape has
> limited use inside a piano (perhaps it could replace leather on hammers!)
> But at least you get to use epoxy in pianos! Anway, what do you use to
> clean off rust?
> 
       No WD40 at all. Clean rust with a scouring pad-dry.


> 3) For a flat piano, how flat must it be in order for it to need a pitch
> raise? I discovered that it's true that if you tune a flat piano up to
> pitch, it comes out flat! But I have also discovered that it gets better
> and better each tuning.
>     
       I usually raise the pitch if it is more than 3 cents flat. And yes, 
the tuning is much easier with each tuning.


> Charles Neuman
> Plainview, NY
> 
> Dave Peake, RPT
   Portland Chapter
   Oregon City, OR
   www.davespianoworks.locality.com



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