<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>seat strings on a few of the worst as you tune, if that helps do them all above where you are working until it no longer helps, as you tune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If none are helped, test with a long screw driver against the bridge pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If this helps eliminate the wow wow treat with two passes with thin CA</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rubbing down the strings with my brass seating rod sometimes makes enough to make the unison tunable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quick everyone name at least 10 things that are, cause, or sound like false beating single strings. <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=chief_retired@pacinfo.com href="mailto:chief_retired@pacinfo.com">Terry Jack</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> Friday, July 07, 2006 4:43 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Kawai K2 grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am working with a Kawai K2 grand that has numerous false beats in the treble and up. Pins seem tight although I have not backed the strings off, bridge is tight and I have seated the strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are some minor rust marks on the strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Jack</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming   "WOW -- What a Ride!"</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>