Is it just me or ...

[Alan R. Barnard]

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Hi Wilhem!=20

We miss your shop in St. Louis. How's life at the U of A? Yes, I will be =
removing the action and looking at that bridge and whacking those =
strings with the ol' brass rod. Hammer SHAPES are okay and not very =
deeply grooved. Does grooving cause .... wait, wait ... I'm having an =
epiphany! Of course grooved or uneven hammers would cause an "uneven =
string height" effect and the strings would sing slightly out of phase, =
hence whiny!!!! Wow, thanks for pointing me thataway.

I just keep seeing this on so many of the Hamilton studios that a local =
dealer sold over the years that I wondered about a scale design problem =
or something.

Tx for responding. Alan Barnard
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:41 AM
  Subject: Re: Is it just me or ...


  In a message dated 7/17/02 9:57:18 AM Central Daylight Time, =
mathstar@salemnet.com writes:=20



    do all Baldwin Hamilton Studios sound whiny and have a lot of wild =
strings from 33 to the top? I live in Missouri with a lot of humidity =
and temperature swings. Pianos in rural churches don't use heat/air much =
during the week. Did two yesterday, couldn't get them to sound right, to =
me. Have just about decided to become a Wal-mart Greeter.=20

    Alan=20








  Hi Alan=20

  Try tapping the bridge pins, and setting strings on the bridge, in =
addition to shaping the hammers. Convince the church that after 30 =
years, a piano needs more than just tuning.=20

  Wim=20

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