<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Tom & Joe,=
</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I've tried this technique (with a lot =
of success), I've noticed the visible vibration in the wound string. =
; I was thinking that this would loosen a lot of built up dust and corosi=
on in the windings themselves. It also seems to me that a demonstra=
tion of this technique in the customer's presence would be a great way to=
point out the need for a new set of bass strings in a worthy instrument.=
I've made several marginal clunkers sound a lot better by doing th=
is and the customers love me for it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mitch R=
uth</DIV> <DIV>DeMossville, KY</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS I got the =
idea on this list, from somebody....???</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUO=
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Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4=
e4; COLOR: black; FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>From:</B> Joe & Penny Goss</DI=
V> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:=
28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<=
/DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tubby bass stri=
ngs</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Hi Tom,<BR>In lowering (a lot) and raising the=
wound strings, the contact points of<BR>winding and wire change moving a=
way from the corrosion creating some what of<BR>a cleaner contact of wind=
ing and wire on the return to pitch.<BR>Joe Goss<BR>imatunr@srvinet.com<B=
R>www.mothergoosetools.com<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Tom =
J Armstrong" <pianostom@juno.com><BR>To: <pianotech@ptg.org><=
BR>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:26 PM<BR>Subject: Tubby bass strings<BR=
><BR><BR>> I often loosen and re tighten tubby bass strings to brighte=
n the tone.<BR>> Sometimes it works, other times retwisting the string=
s is more effective.<BR>> I understand why retwisting a bass str=
ing can make it vibrate more<BR>> efficiently. The copper wrap i=
s "tightened" somewhat by that procedure,<BR>> allowing the winding an=
d core to vibrate as a unit. For some reason,<BR>> iron wrap doe=
s not usually respond to either procedure.<BR>><BR>> Just this week=
I experienced a nice Yamaha G3 that benefited immensely<BR>> from "L =
& R". I am curious why merely loosening and retightening =
works.<BR>> Does anyone out there really know?<BR>><BR>> T=
om Armstrong<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get mo=
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