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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Richard,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First if only a few strings are dead, first
lower string and pound with your heavy test blow about 20 times. If they
brighten up, this will show that it is not the bridge assembly and the strings
need to be replaced. Unless they come back, so that the customer is happy with
the sound. You could also involve the customer in having them listen to the
change of the strings sound, by listening to the change as you
work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If all the strings are dead, it may be that the
bridge assembly has become unglued from the board.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you drop the tension on all bass strings to REAL
loose, you can check the glue joint by pulling on the strings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the bridge assembly does not seperate from the
board, no repair is needed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Start on the highest bass string and pound about 20
times on each unison with your best test blow force, then tune to the octave
plus a little sharp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>.</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>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com
href="mailto:rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com">Richard Morgan</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> Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Enlivening bass strings</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif">
<DIV>I encountered a nice, very well-taken-care-of Remington upright last
week. The owner had the original bill of sale and loan papers showing
payments, from 1920 or 1924 (can't remember now), when it was bought new in
Nebraska. It had not been tuned in 6 years or so, but had obviously been
well-maintained before that--pitch was right at A=440, and it was easy to
tune.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The bass stings, however, were dead. Can someone point me to a
resource for dealing with those strings? It's not really a candidate yet
for restringing, and I don't know that the customer would spring for
that.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Richard Morgan</DIV></DIV><BR>
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