<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Thanks Ed, This was in your typical carpeted living room, no marble or fans. I'm pretty confident in this case it's the piano. Mike <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid5301667.1164239206918.JavaMail.root@mswamui-andean.atl.sa.earthlink.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Ceiling fans, marble stairs, hard backed pews, arched plaster ceilings, plate glass windows. Clap, and if the room claps back you know where the beats are coming from. Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">From: Paul McCloud <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:service@pianosd.com"><service@pianosd.com></a> Sent: Nov 22, 2006 5:33 PM To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mjmccoy@usa.com">mjmccoy@usa.com</a>, Pianotech List <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></a> Subject: Re: "Wild Strings" Hi, Mike: To quote a past President, "I feel your pain!". Are you sure there weren't any ceiling fans on? They'll mess you up if you're not aware of them. Just a thought... Paul McCloud San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike McCoy" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mjmccoy@usa.com"><mjmccoy@usa.com></a> To: "Pianotech" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></a> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: "Wild Strings" </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi All, I have been meaning to write about this for some time and a piano today finally put me over the edge. I don't know if my hearing and/or listening skills are improving or if I am having a real bad run of pianos with "wild strings", or "false beats" if you prefer that term. I hate leaving pianos in that condition but just how much time can you spend trying to resolve these beats and still make the next appointment and be profitable? Today's issue was a couple year old Schirmer & Sons upright, very nice looking piano, decent Detoa action, agraffes bottom to top, decent tone, GREAT feel to the block, but, EVERY single string had it's own beats. I had no choice but to pull the action and try to resolve this. Seated all strings, but the majority seemed to be well seated, no loose bridge pins, nothing obvious. Pushing on bridge pins with a screwdriver had no effect. Massaged the worst offenders but really, nothing worked well. At this point I'm assuming poor bridge notching ( I can't see as well as I used to). Anyway, finally had to tune the damn thing and move on but I wasn't happy. This one is probably a good candidate for Pitchlok. Do you folks tend to tune these "wild" pianos as best you can and move forward or do you spend some time? Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving! Mike McCoy </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>