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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi, If you have an ETD tune each string with the
ETD then check the 3rd Partial of each string of the unison. If they are
not close change both strings. It is easy to do with my SAT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<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="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=David@piano.plus.com href="mailto:David@piano.plus.com">David
Boyce</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> Monday, August 06, 2012 3:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Noise in bass
strings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial>I didn't know the "Erard" bit. When I order
strings from John Delacour I specify "whipped ends" if required. Perhaps Erard
invented the method. On the Piano Strings page of my website <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk/piano-strings.php">http://www.davidboyce.co.uk/piano-strings.php</A>
there are a couple of pics at the top of the page showing whipped ends on both
old and new strings.<BR><BR>The difference in length is cetainly a bit odd,
Terry. How do they compare at the bottom end? If, overall, the wound length is
different, that would obviously be likely to give rise to odd beats. And
even if the wwinding was the same length, but one string a bit further down,
so that the windings end up nearer the bridge, the hammer then effectivel has
a different striking point on the wound length and that too could surely give
rise to an effect.<BR><BR>Is the effect bad enough, and the piano good enough,
to warrant replacing those four strings?<BR><BR>Best
regards,<BR><BR>David.<BR><BR><BR>Terry...here is a pic posted by John
Delacour a while back...he calls this an Erard
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