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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I used to set my SAT four cents sharp to prevent =
pitch
drop in a relatively in tune piano, now that I've converted to the =
Verituner, I
haven't read how to do that yet in the manual. Any help out =
there?
It's not really a pitch raise as in the "course" tuning =
program.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Phil</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=mwisner@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:mwisner@earthlink.net">Mark
Wisner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 22, =
2003 7:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Rusty Stretchy =
Strings</DIV>
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<DIV>If you haven't already done so, try and sell the customer
a wool string cover for the inside of the piano. They are =
kinda
pricey but very effective at keeping rust off the
strings. There may be other sources, but LaRoy and =
Judi
Edwards sell very good ones and can be reached at 800 924
2114. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Farrell
<MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM><BR>Sent: Oct 21, 2003 8:34 PM<BR>To:
pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: Rusty Stretchy
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. A440-or-die posting =
here:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I serviced a 15-or-so year old Yamaha =
GH1 this
evening. Lady lives right on a salt water canal and leaves all windows =
and
doors open 24/7 for about ten months out of the year here in =
west-central
Florida.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Piano was a little rusty (never seen =
a piano more
rusty that this one!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pitch was 25 to 50 cents flat and =
three strings
were broke. Raised pitch to A441. Popped a half-dozen strings. After =
replacing
strings the piano was up to 20 cents flat in some areas. Raised pitch =
again to
A441. Popped a couple more strings. After replacing those, several =
areas of
scale were five to ten cents flat. Started bringing those areas up, =
popped a
couple more strings and then had to tell the owner that no way was =
this piano
going up to standard pitch by me (sure glad the two bass strings that =
shot
across the room missed that glass-fronted china cabinet). =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano has set a new rusty-string =
standard
for me. I'll be going back there to fine (?) tune the piano in a week =
or two -
at whatever pitch the piano settles at (my expectation is that it will =
be
somewhere below A440). But my question is could these strings be so =
weak that
they stretch much more than usual - kind of like a stretch right =
before it
breaks? It seems that when you bring a string up to standard pitch, it =
stretches and settles at a lower pitch. Any other piano I have ever
pitch-raised pretty well stays where I put it - but not this one. I've =
never
seen anything like it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When removing a few of the old rusty =
broken
strings, I would grab the string with a pair of pliers to yank it out =
- and
the sting broke again - I've never before broke a piece of piano wire =
by just
tugging on it!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I told lady it is time to restring. =
Maybe that
PureSound stainless steel wire would be of benefit in this piano. The =
owner
did tell my that she is not changing her lifestyle for her piano, and =
that she
is going to keep that piano until she dies (I'd say she was 40s-ish =
and
pleasingly healthy, so that may be a while!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></DIV><PRE>
Mark Wisner
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