> Interesting point you raise about the bridge pin contact area increasing > over time.....are you suggesting that it is or could be a good idea to > very closely look for this when doing restringing and possibly replace > the bridge pins in toto??? I had not heard this before but it surely > sounds very reasonable. Robin, I found it... Here's a photo of the kind of notch edge compression and pin damage you'll find. Here, a straight length of wire is pressed into the string groove at the notch edge for illustration. Note the angle it assumes relative to the bridge top, and how the notch edge is crushed below the point you would think the string is capable of reaching. You can also see grooving in the near bridge. These (and loose pins) are largely artifacts of the cap changing dimension with humidity swings, and the reason that seating strings to (sometimes) clear up false beats is of only temporary affect at best, and doesn't fix the problem. Recapping with something like this - 2nd photo - eliminates most of the problems. Ron N -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Notch Damage 1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14999 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060819/4064f661/attachment-0002.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Cap laminations 2.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 54947 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060819/4064f661/attachment-0003.jpg
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