Bass strings/Willem's response

[Farrell]

I think that often the reason one may wish to replace the treble strings is because bridge work is in order. Not very many 100 year old pianos that have nice tight bridge pins in the high treble and no false beats! (If not time for a new soundboard!)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Bass strings/Willem's response


> In a message dated 4/30/02 10:24:55 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> joegarrett@earthlink.net writes:
> 
> 
> > After all, this piano is a
> > pre-1900, and there is no doubt in my mind that the strings are shot. If you
> > have ever restrung a piano, (and I know you have), then you are very aware
> > of how much nicer the piano sounds in the plain wire. The sooner we start
> > doing a proper job the better, IMHO Half-assed jobs just don't make sense to
> > me.
> > Best Regards,
> > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> > 
> > 
> 
> Joe
> 
> Unlike bass strings, treble strings do not become "shot." They will become 
> rusty, or corroded, but even in that condition, the sound produced from them 
> is no different from a new string. As I said before, what makes the sound 
> different is small amounts of corrosion in eh aggraff, or by the V bar. 
> 
> Even though the piano is over 100 years old, there is no reason to replace 
> the treble strings unless they're breaking because of being rusted or 
> corroded. If the customer doesn't have the money to replace them all at once, 
> then replacing them as they break will be a viable alternative. 
> 
> Wim 
>