improving bass tone without replacing strings/hammers?

[Joe & Penny Goss]

$50.00 to $75.00
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: improving bass tone without replacing strings/hammers?


> What would you say individual replacement bass strings
> might cost?  I'm thinking I might like to try it with
> notes A1, B3, C4, F9 (all monochord), B15, C16, C#17,
> B27 (all bichord).  I do have a little money to spend,
> but I haven't yet made a decision as to whether I want
> to do it right now or not.
>
> --- kam544@flash.net wrote:
> > >... I've
> > >already cleaned & twisted the strings.  Do you
> > think
> > >fixing the crack in the bridge might help?
> > >Stephen Airy
> >
> > Stephen, List,
> >
> > Replace one of the worst offending bass strings with
> > a new matching string
> > before fooling with the bridge.  Should it produce a
> > significant change in
> > the tone that meets with your satisfaction, that
> > will eliminate the bridge
> > crack as  a possible culprit.
> >
> > Keith McGavern
> > Registered Piano Technician
> > Oklahoma Chapter 731
> > Piano Technicians Guild
> > USA
> >
> >
>
>
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