<!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 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HI Barbara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I certainly agree, a zealous and clumbsy person could definitely mess this up. I had just not run into Pitchlocks before and wanted confirmation as to their purpose. Thanks to those who answered for that. This customer IS fairly picky and I am a little surprised that the very young RPT who inserted them did not inform the owner as to their placement or purpose. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to know if they have any effect on false beats in the treble. Looks like I'll have to buy a package (as sold by Pitchlock) and find out!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin</FONT></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=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: mysterious metal clips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, somebody put them in there to solve a problem.  I was happy to please a fussy customer by using a couple pitchlocks to improve unmatched bichords on a Steinway.  I suppose the drawback would be someone saying, "Hey, what are these doing here?" and sticking there fingers in to try to remove them and dropping them in the action...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></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=tunerdude@comcast.net href="mailto:tunerdude@comcast.net">Robin Blankenship</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: mysterious metal clips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Alan. Of course, I posted my query after spending a fair amount of time searching on the web and at the Archives and finding nothing. Then, right after sending my post, bam, there it was. I wonder if many folks are using these or not. And, what possible drawbacks there may be. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin</FONT></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=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan R. Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: mysterious metal clips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P>Go to this website and you'll see pictures of your little clips ...</P> <P><A href="http://www.pitchlock.com/">http://www.pitchlock.com/</A><BR><BR>These are often exhibited and classes given on their use at PTG conventions and regional seminars.</P> <P>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Robin Blankenship" <TUNERDUDE@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: "ptg discussion board" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 11/16/2006 3:26:02 PM<BR>Subject: mysterious metal clips<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was recently tuning a Kawai GE-1A and noticed that three bass bichords had small metal clips attached to and connecting both strings in front of the agraffes. I do not believe I have ever seen this before. From their size and shape, it was obvious that their placement was intentional and not the result of some rather odd looking staples or something falling into the piano. They would slide easily enough along the strings but were gripping the strings with enough force to prevent easy removal. I found little or no effect in tone or phase when I moved them back and forth a bit on the strings. Only three notes had these "clips". </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone here is familiar with this, would you kindly post a reply???</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, one and all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin Blankienship</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>