The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair

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Jeannie writes:

<< I've tried glue, but find the couplers far easier to use and I have 
>better success in blocking specific undesirable partials, with 
>moving them around, than the glue method.  Have you tried the 
>Pitchlock Couplers?
 
Greetings,
       There is another way.  It doesn't require additional stuff and you can 
tell instantly whether it is effective or not.  Using a string hook, capture 
the offending wire between the capo bar and the string rest and  give the tool 
a twist.  Just enough to create a barely discernable kink in the wire .  
This will often change the resonant period of that section of wire, and will 
also slightly change the string's approach angle on the lateral plane.  I 
think I have obviated about 60 % of the sizzles and string rattles in this section 
by using this technique.  If the string breaks, you may be twisting too hard. 
Regards, 


Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html