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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Drill through and install spring pins. Or
simple bridge pins. It doesn't take much.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeannie
Grassi<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 09, 2006 7:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech
List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: v-bar/capo repair<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'">I had a
problem keep a length of brass half round in place. I’m interested in knowing
what people use to make sure it doesn’t move. It was a longer piece that
extended the entire treble area. It was a slippery little thing
that moved when the tension was brought up to pitch. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Registered Piano
Technician<BR>Island Piano Service<BR>Bainbridge Island,
WA<BR>206-842-3721<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><A href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Barbara Richmond<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:40
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: v-bar/capo
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi David,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When experimenting duplex
length with brass half or oval round, would you, in this case, place anything
on the bottom of the brass to avoid scratching the plate? Or isn't
it a problem?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:25 PM</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> RE:
v-bar/capo repair</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Like
Ron N. says, I think it’s likely it has to do with the front duplex and you
may be able to shorten, detune and increase the deflection angle by
inserting some brass of appropriate dimension—at least you can
experiment. If it turns out that that’s the problem, it’s not that big
a deal to remove the strings from one section and insert the new
counterbearing piece and then replace the strings (the same ones you took
off). Unhook them from the tuning pins slip in the brass or whatever
and then reattach—if that proves to be the problem. I get brass of
varying sizes from <A
href="http://www.rjleahy.com/">www.rjleahy.com</A>. They will cut to a
reasonable shipping size. I don’t know the configuration of this piano
but maybe you can send pictures and some suggestions could be made by
various people, I’m sure. If the noise disappeared originally by
muting the front duplex, it is likely that there is leakage occurring and
that’s what you should address. Shortening the section and increasing
the deflection can do that. You do want to be sure that the angle and
deflection work together. The longer the duplex the greater the
deflection angle. Similarly, a shorter duplex requires smaller angle.
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David
Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
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