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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Wow. That makes some sense. I assume, when you say "vertically" you are envisioning a grand so that with an upright you'd be pulling it toward you. Yes? </span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></font>
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<div class="Section1"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">I think a judicious drop of CLP on the coil and at the pressure points (agraffs, capo, v-bar, pins, etc.) is also a good idea.
<p class="MsoNormal"><br />Alan Barnard<br />Salem, MO<br /><br /></p>
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<hr />Original message<br />From: "Dean May"
<deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> </deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><br />To: "Pianotech List"
<pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br />Received: 5/15/2007 4:53:03 PM<br />Subject: RE: Bass string enlivening gadget<br /><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">Someone (I wish I could give proper credit) posted a genius solution to the problem of bass strings breaking when detuning some time ago. Grab the wire close to the middle and pull vertically as you loosen the pin. This keeps the coils tight and stress off the becket.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig"><b><font face="Bradley Hand ITC" color="#000080" size="6"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 22pt; color: navy; font-family: " itc??="" hand="" bradley="">Dean</span></font></b><font color="#000080"><span style="color: navy"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy">Dean May</span></font><font color="#000080"><span style="color: navy"> cell 812.239.3359 </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style="font-weight: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Alan Barnard<br /><b><span style="font-weight: bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:51 PM<br /><b><span style="font-weight: bold">To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br /><b><span style="font-weight: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: Bass string enlivening gadget</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">What always bothers me about this is that old tubby strings also tend to break at the becket when you detune to loosen the string! I do not enjoy trying to splice big ol' bass strings! I have had some success loosening the string only somewhat then banging the heck out of it either by loudly playing the "note" or tapping the string with tuning hammer or other tool.<br /><br />Alan Barnard<br />Salem, MO</span></font></p>
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