Unwrapped ends of bass strings

[Carl Meyer]

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  From: antonis karavelis=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 2:06 PM
  Subject: Unwrapped ends of bass strings


  I have noticed in all pianos, even in the finest grands, that in some =
bichords in the bass section the unwrapped end of one string of the =
unison varies in lentgh sometimes significally from the other. I'm aware =
that these unwrapped ends influence inharmonicity (as W.Trow Goddard =
proposes in his handbook on the strings of the piano)  and I suspect =
that these varations occur in order to produce a beatless unison. =
However, is there any method with predictable results for a tuner to =
match a given set of bass bichords or trichords and how can this be =
applied in the field? I'm going to restring a S&S D and I fear that in =
the end I'll come up with a bass section full of "dirty" unisons.
  P.S: I'm new to the list and I don't know whether there is a fee for =
sending and receiving the mails. If someone would be kind enough to =
inform me...
  Antonis Karavelis
  Athens-Greece.

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