climbing mt Everett

[gordon stelter]

Old, but not the newer, Everetts ARE " world class"
instruments, in my experience. Beautifully and solidly
made, with a  firm, smooth tone.  Right up there with
alamost anything, really. 
     Thump


--- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
> Yeh I know this idea might cost someone a
> restringing job.  <g>
> For those of you who did not notice this is an
> Everett piano not a world class instrument.
> There is bound to be some loss of tonal possibilitys
> with this procedure just as any lube is not the
> final
> answer for the big V,  but new parts.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David Ilvedson 
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org 
>   Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:34 PM
>   Subject: Re: climbing mt Everett
> 
> 
>   It's only a little joke between Ron and I...me the
> string seater and he the non-string seater.   
> 
>   David I.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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>   Original message
>   From: Farrell 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Received: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:17:13 -0400
>   Subject: Re: climbing mt Everett
> 
> 
>   David, did you mean sit butt or seat string? 
> 
>   Again, I don't think Ron is trying to be a
> jokester. 
> 
>   Here, look at me:     :-|     Or am I just that
> slow?
> 
>   I think Ron's point is that string seating is
> likely of little if any benefit (at least long term)
> to false beat reduction. If you isolate the two
> procedures, you can better evaluate how each
> procedure affects the outcome. Perhaps a similar
> benefit will occur from CA application alone.
> 
>   Terry Farrell          ;-)
> 
> 
>   > No, no Joe don't do that...seat, then the
> CA...;-]
>   > 
>   > David I.
>   > 
>   >>> Hi all,
>   >>> Today marked the taming of one of the worst
> false beating pianos, an 
>   >>> Everett console.
>   >>> No unison from C5 to the top had any single
> string without a real shudder
>   >>> when the unison was tuned. To liken it to a
> Calliope would insult that 
>   >>> instrument,
>   >>> With the help of my tipper, string seater, and
> two passes with CA the 
>   >>> unisons are now clear and strong,
>   >>> I was not supprised to find that after seating
> the upper treble was 
>   >>> flat, but after the CA was applied, a little
> sharp. This seems to happen 
>   >>> regurally when I do the CA thing on false
> beats.
>   > 
>   > 
>   >>Joe,
>   >>Next time, in the interest of education, try the
> CA without seating 
>   >>anything and see what you get.
>   >>Ron N 


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