Mystery ... was Dead bass strings

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Tuned an old Wurly console today the G23 bichord unison was utterly "thunk,"
both strings. The other bass strings all sound lively enough, including the
ones on either side of this note. No damper interference or anything else
touching the strings. Hammers equally (and deeply) grooved. This note is as
dead as a rolled bridge or separated apron bass but it's just the one note.
All strings original ... owners bought it new and never had a string
replaced.

Weird to me. Any ideas?

Alan Barnard
Stumped in Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Baird" <jbairdrpt@insightbb.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: Dead bass strings


> Three years ago I restrung the bass on a Kawai UST-6. It was a piano that
I
> had no prior experience with, but the customer said the bass suddenly went
> dead. I inquired about the possibility of any sprays such as furniture
> polish or WD-40 getting on the strings. They didn't think so. I did not
ask
> about fumes, but the question is now on the customer's card and will be
> asked next time.
>
> John Baird
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ted simmons" <ted@yourlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Dead bass strings
>
>
> > The piano is a Kawai UST-7 console.  I have had experience with certain
> > fumes contaminating bass strings.  The most well-known is WD-40, which
> > definitely kills bass strings.  I had an occasion where a customer used
a
> > spray wax on his piano and the bass strings went dead.  The wax wasn't
> > sprayed on the strings, just on the case.  Yet the strings died.  Had to
> be
> > fumes causing that.
> >
> > Ted Simmons
>
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