Upright Stringing - Pressure Bar/Terry

[Farrell]

Thanks Joe. Beeswax. Sounds like it might be a good thing. I already snapped off one screw (and wouldn't you know it, the top one in the high treble) - fortunately there was enough of a stub to grab with a pair of vice grips. Whew!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Upright Stringing - Pressure Bar/Terry


> Terry,
> Do some prep on the pressure bar screw holes, before starting to string.(ie
> get all the saw dust/chips out; drill out each hole for proper "beyond
> depth")  Check all the screws to be sure they are sound, (slots, etc.). Use
> Bee's Wax on all the screws. Have all the screws plated with the bar itself.
> THEN....String without the bar in place. Pull the strings to an even, very
> low tension, (just barely enough to hold the coils). Then install the bar.
> Tighten the bar like you were "torqueing" an engine head. Work methodically
> in this regard. Once the bar is in it's proper position, the piano will
> probably be up to 1/2 tone low. <G> All of this falls under the category of
> DAMHIK![G]
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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