[pianotech] cleaning/restoring tone of bass strings

[paul bruesch]

John Delacour just posted a link to his instructions for making a rubbing...
http://pianomaker.co.uk/rubbing.html

I'd think that if your client is using this piano for recordings, he'd want
to replace the strings sooner than later, even if it's not for a few months
(after the profits from the Winter Holiday Music recordings start rolling
in.)

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:53 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:

> Shawn
>
> No matter what you do to the one or two of the bass strings, they are not
> going to sound like the rest of them. If this guy is going to use the piano
> for recording, I would suggest a whole new set of bass strings. Contact Jim
> Arledge on how to make a pattern, so the owner of the piano will not be
> without the use of the piano for more than a day or two.
>
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> Mililani, Oahu, HI
> 808-349-2943
> Author of:
> The Business of Piano Tuning
> available from Potter Press
> www.pianotuning.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Brock <shawnbrock at fuse.net>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 6:42 am
> Subject: [pianotech] cleaning/restoring tone of bass strings
>
>  List,
>
> I know we had an insightful article in the Journal some time back about
> restoring tone to bass strings.  Apparently some of my copies of the PTJ
> were lost in my move back to Cincinnati, so I don't have what I need when I
> need it.  The problem strings are just a few bychords and the piano is an
> old Smith and Nickson art case.  The fellow who bought it got a heck of a
> deal and it don't need a lot of work.  We have to take care of these bass
> strings though.  He will be using it in a professional recording studio and
> tubby bass notes just won't do.  So other than the obvious turn and role
> what would any of you recommend?
>
> Regards,
> Shawn Brock, RPT
> 513-316-0563
> www.shawnbrock.com
>
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