Re: Bridge Seating (was Re: Where to notch a bridge,& relative effects ????? (Advice sought)

[David Ilvedson]

IMHO...If I tap a string on a bridge (I tap in front of the bridge pin in the speaking length)  and it moves down...how can it have not un-seated from the bridge?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 9/7/2006 6:10:07 PM
Subject: Re: Bridge Seating (was Re: Where to notch a bridge,& relative	effects ????? (Advice sought)




>> Would you also say this about brand new, out of the box pianos that have 
>> had nothing done to them since they left the factory in Japan? I have 9 
>> of those that came in yesterday! :-) Never been in a store or anything! 
>> Just wondering if it would do any good to do a little "seating" on 
>> those! I've been doing some "prep" tuning just to make them usable but 
>> the next time, do you think I should do a little "seating" before I 
>> tune? The three I tuned today, I noticed a few false beats but nothing 
>> really serious.
>> 
>> Avery

>The point of all I've written about this stuff is that strings 
>don't "un-seat" from bridges in the first place, so no, I 
>don't think it's called for. If you must, push down on a 
>string at the bridge pin with your thumb nail. If that doesn't 
>clear up your false beat (for the moment), then no amount of 
>further seating will either, and you haven't damaged anything 
>trying. That's still my call.
>Ron N