Bridge Pin Misalignment

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi,
I know it is most likely to everyone, but change the location of the rear
pins so that notching will not need to be addressed.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Bridge Pin Misalignment


> >One note in the treble has a
> >nasty buzz. I believe I have narrowed down the possible causes to only
one.
> >The bridge pins are misaligned, such that the three strings of the note
> >touch the bridge pins, but do not bend AT ALL as they pass the bridge
pins,
>
> Thar she blows!
> You'll probably only have to move the back pin row, since the front row is
> solid. You aren't going for awards on this one, so a mild string
> misalignment from some quick meatball surgery shouldn't bring an awful lot
> of self righteous indignation from the visual esthetes, while appeasing
the
> aural. Eyeballing the offset should be adequate under the circumstances.
> You've probably got #7 pins, and something around #14 or #15 wire??? The
> pin and wire diameter will supply a 10° offset if the front and rear pins
> are centered in a straight line about 17.4mm apart. You won't be changing
> the row spacing, just the pin offset, but that gives you something to
fudge
> against for a rough ranging shot. SOME stagger is all you need to get you
> off the hook, so there's not much need to get too carried away. You can
> probably freehand it well enough that it won't be particularly noticeable.
>
>
> Ron N