Pick the string between the agraffe and the winding with a guitar pick or thumb nail. That will magnify the problem if it is in the string. Sometimes a tubby string can be improved by lowering the pitch a half turn of the tuning pin and giving it a bunch of super hard blows. Sometimes that does a great job if you don't break the hammer shank. Carl Meyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Lindquist" <ronli@newnorth.net> To: "pianotech-ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:48 PM Subject: String or Hammer ? > Have a older L & H council that the client thought 2 notes were out of > tune after I tuned it. Stopped back today and the strings > sounded (tubby)--- wondering if there is a objective way to determine > if it is the string or hammer. Pitch was on. Strings were > corroded (copper windings) and solid were pitted and rusty. > > Any insight will be helpful. > Thanks, >
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