has anyone ever tried this?

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Not on a Bosendorfer...

Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: Willem Blees <wimblees at aol.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, Nov 6  11:29 AM
Subject: Re: has anyone ever tried this?

With the different advice being given, I don't remember if it was a 
single bass string or a bi-chord. (Brian, please tell us). If it is a 
single bass string, yes, there is enough elasticity in it to allow it 
to be pulled half a step high. And since it's on a Betsy Ross spinet, I 
don't think Brian needs to worry about it going out of tune, 
because the customer would probably not even hear it if it was a little 
flat.





Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT

Piano Tuner/Technician

Honolulu, HI

Author of

The Business of Piano Tuning

available from Potter Press

www.pianotuning.com




-----Original Message-----

From: Steve Blasyak atuneforyou at hotmail.com>

To: pianotech at ptg.org

Sent: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 6:17 am

Subject: re: has anyone ever tried this?







Hey Now,

 

I'm reluctant to stick my rather prominent nose into this topic, 
but..... I have a few questions about advise given thus far.

 

First Brian says its a wound single bass string. How do you mute a 
single string and leave it for next time.

 

The advise of pulling it 1/2 step sharp on a single bass string? I do 
this on plain wire but bass stings? I was of the understanding that 
bass strings at pitch are closer to the breaking point. Would a single 
wound bass string tolerate being pulled a half step sharp? Sounds risky 
to me.

 

Just a few thoughts and questions for the enlightened ones.

 

Thanx in advance.

 

Steve Blasyak

 

OC Ca

 

Pura Vida 





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