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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:edwithen@oregontrail.net" =
title=edwithen@oregontrail.net>Ed
Carwithen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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title=pianotech@ptg.org>Piano Tech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 27, 2001 =
9:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Replacing Bass =
Strings</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear List;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have been asked to replace all bass =
strings on
the Hamilton/Baldwin 5' grand I am working on. I recall others
mentioning that there was no need to loosen the other strings when =
replacing
the wound bass strings. The harp seems particularly sturdy =
in this
piano with struts on both sides of the section. I would like to =
be able
to replace the felt under the front duplex section which would require =
having
all the strings off at the same time. Would this be safe? =
Putting
the harp in danger of cracking is NOT an option. What say
ye???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Carwithen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Day, OR</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I would tighten the plate (not "harp") bolts =
first, but
otherwise not worry about removing all the bass strings at once. =
Many
many pianos have had just the bass restrung without lowering tension =
on the
whole piano. --Dave Nereson, RPT
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