Loose bridge pins.

[David Love]

Louis:

Did you check that the bridge notch terminates at the bridge pin center?  
That can also cause false beats.  Or is it possible the string itself is 
slightly kinked somewhere along its length?

David Love


>From: "L. Verkoelen" <mrfixit@pineknot.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: Loose bridge pins.
>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 06:18:14 -0800
>
>David,
>
>I tried the CA glue as a quick fix but apparantly the whole is considerably
>larger at the top because the problem did not go away.
>
>Louis Verkoelen
>Associate Technician
>Big Bear City, CA.
>
>
>Normally I would unhitch the string and put a few drops of very thin CA 
>glue
>on the pin letting it run down into the hole wiping off the excess very
>quickly.  I have had this problem recently on a couple of old MH's and it
>solved the problem very well.  Even given the recent discussion, I don't
>think treating a single pin would create too many problems for the
>unforeseeable future.
>
>David Love
>

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