This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment MessageTotally dead strings are not that unusual, at least not down here. Replace it. Richard Strang -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:07 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Unbelieveable String Alan, Effectivly you have two strings each trying to ring but muting each other out resulting in no sound. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan To: Pianotech Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Unbelieveable String New client, small rural church. Late 40's Hallet, Davis conet/spinsole. Someone had already done an elbowectomy and the flanges were all wood, thank goodness. Not tuned in 4-5 years. Why now? Oh, they have a professional player coming in for a concert. Oh, boy. With a little extra work and a Tunelab pitch raise, this piano sounds surprisingly not-so-bad. Surprisingly clean, too, with no wild strings until about G6! 22 single bass strings and the tenor break was at G3 with two wound bichords for G#3 and A3 on the tenor bridge, but it really isn't too bad and is even fairly smooth in the bridge transition. In fact, it sounds better than a lot of late model Baldwins and Hamiltons I've tuned in similar environments! Anyway, heres the mystery: Bass bichord at B2. One of the strings is completely, totally, absolutely dead. Not a thuddy-duddy, not tubby, not muffled--just completely, flat-line dead. It makes no sound except the mechanical thump (as opposed to the vegetarian thump) of the hammer. The string might as well be made of lead. Absolutely weird. It is NOT touching a damper or any other object. I have no idea where it is with regard to pitch so I just pulled it up to physically feel about as tight as its unison-mate. When the note is struck, it just sounds like one string being struck; there is no out-of-tune sound or "mute bleed through" thud or anything--as though it were heavily and firmly muted with a rag stuffed in for good measure. I examined the string from end to end and did find one anomoly: About a third of the way from hitch to pin, there is a place where about 1/2" of the winding is missing--just core wire showing. Okay, that might really screw up the harmonics of the thing but shouldn't it make SOME sort of noise? Totally weird. Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/66/2d/fb/ba/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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