At the end it should read "I rarely need to seat strings again." Sorry....;-[ David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 9/8/2006 9:45:17 AM Subject: Re: Bridge Seating (was Re: Where to notch a bridge,& relative effects ????? (Advice sought) >The important thing is not to just casually go about seating strings. A few test >seatings will visually and aurally tell you if it is needed. If I can't see the string >move, I'm on to other things. For me it is an unfocused tone...buzzy that makes me >go looking for a solution. It may be unlevel string/hammer connection. I check it all >out. But, if the strings are not seated the tuning will be unstable and the tone won't >be what it should be. IF needed the time is before you finish that tuning. I don't >seat strings as a matter of course in my service call. Certainly I don't just tap along >the bridge if the string isn't moving. I come back to these pianos over and over >again. I don't rarely need to seat strings again. >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, CA 94044 >----- Original message ---------------------------------------- >From: "Jonathan Finger" <pianotech at tollidee.com> >To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> >Received: 9/8/2006 8:51:44 AM >Subject: Re: Bridge Seating (was Re: Where to notch a bridge,& relative effects >????? (Advice sought) >>I understand that I have yet to achieve heavy-weight status on this >>list, and as such my post will not seem as authoritative as some, but in >>general I think there are some benefits to seating strings. >>To say a string can never become un-seated is to assume it was seated >>properly in the first place. Having worked in the factory setting, and >>in the rebuilding shop, I can tell you that many pianos are coming out >>of the factory with sloppy string work. >>I don't see why there's a "don't try this at home" attitude for this >>sort of thing. >>Not only would I encourage techs to seat strings more often, but bridge >>pins as well. (for different reasons) >>Scaring techs away from doing detailed work isn't going to raise the bar >>and create technicians out of tuners. >>If you think seating strings might help, try gently seating them. Get a >>brass drift, and a very light hammer, and try tapping a few right at the >>pin, and at the bend (trying to "confirm" the bend in the string). >>I don't see the harm in this if done with care (though I'm almost >>positive I'll be lambasted for making such an ignorant remark). >>What do I know... I don't have the decades of experience with pianos >>that some here do - only a decade of experience with a little shop in >>Colorado known for doing semi-decent work on semi-decent pianos. >>Sorry if this has sounded a bit cynical - it's just a bit much sometimes >>with all the sarcasm oozing out of the screen into my lap. If the >>topics of discussion here are too exasperating, why add to them? >>signed - a proponent of open discussion
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