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<DIV><SPAN class=656214218-19082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
experience this same problem frequently. This question was asked of Mark Wisner,
(while he was still with Pearl River), at one of our PTG chapter meetings. He
did not mention the vendor problem with the agraffes. Instead, he suggested that
part of your new piano prep should include not only the predictable pitch
adjustment, but also making sure all the strings are seated. At all the bearing
points. Once that work has been completed then you have the strings at about the
place in the agraffe where they are going to be living for a long time. The next
step is to "dress" the strings; gently pulling the strings up on the speaking
side of the agraffes. Do this for all the strings. Even the upper plain
wire strings that go under the capo bar instead of through an agraffe. In
addition to better defining the termination point, and
subsequently improving inharmonicity, you will also have reduced the angle
at which the string passes through/under this termination point. This
will greatly reduce that friction induced "ping". And if you're careful you
will also have accomplished leveling the strings to the hammers. Yes, after a
year or so of tuning the problem does start to fade away, but my experience
following Mark's recommendations has made those first tunings on new Pearl
Rivers much easer for me. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656214218-19082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
same remedy holds for uprights as well, taking care to push down on the strings
that go over termination points rather than under or through
agraffes..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656214218-19082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>--
Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656214218-19082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Los
Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>pianotuna55@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 18, 2007 3:02
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Pearl River strings hanging
in agraffes<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Hello list:</DIV>
<DIV>I do the service work for the local Pearl River dealer here in
town. For their size and price, they get a surprisingly decent
sound. There is a troublesome problem in tuning these brand new
pianos: the plain wire strings "hang" in the agraffes. The "ping" is not
in every string but enough to make the tuning difficult. You know what I
mean. I've dropped the tension before tightening and this helps some but
the problem still exists. I haven't contacted Pearl about this
yet.</DIV>
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<DIV>Now, am I the only one that is having this problem?</DIV>
<DIV>Howard Jackson</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>