The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair

[Jeannie Grassi]

Ed,
I'm definitely going to give this a try.  Ultimately, I'd prefer using
nothing, too.  I've just found the most success with PitchLock couplers when
I've needed to try something.  

I'm assuming this little kink is done when the piano is up to pitch????
With subsequent tunings, does it have to be done again?  How close to the
capo are you talking about?
Thanks,
jeannie


Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Registered Piano Technician
Island Piano Service
Bainbridge Island, WA
206-842-3721
mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net


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Subject: The kinks, was v-bar/capo repair

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
 
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