Ed, If the false beats are not coming from a loose bridge pin, leveling the strings might be the solution. Piano wire can be stiff enough to curve up from the capo and carry the resonances further through the termination. Pulling them up level and mating them to the hammer usually eliminates false beats. Andrew At 06:32 PM 6/20/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Perhaps the right strings' bridge pin are loose? Try putting a bit of >pressure on that bridge pin while playing the note. Does the false beat >disappear? If so, one could tap the bridge pin in slightly to get it snug >again. If the pins are really loose, drop the tension, pull the pin, swag >the hole with a bit of epoxy, drive the pin back in, bring the string back >up to tension, tune until stable. >Patrick Draine > >On Jun 20, 2004, at 5:41 PM, Ed Carwithen wrote: > >>A client of mine has a new Mason and Hamlin BB, 7' grand. He has a >>particularly keen ear, and any tonal problems give him grief. The piano >>was bought new in 2003. I have worked on it a couple of times, and the >>tech from the store has been there once. The problem is C7 through F#7 >>notes. On each of these notes there is at least one string that has >>wildly false beats. The G7 on up to C8 sound beautiful and clear. Below >>the C7 is likewise clear. The C7 and the D# 7 are particularly bad. In >>each case it is the treble (right) string that is the problem. I made >>sure that the string is tight to the bridge. There doesn't seem to be >>any impediment at the v bar. I "delicately" voiced with a needle, all >>to no avail. Any suggestions as to cause or cure???? >> >> >> >>Ed Carwithen >> >>John Day, OR ></blockquote></x-html>
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