<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeh I know this idea might cost someone = a restringing job.  <g></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For those of you who did not notice = this is an Everett piano not a world class instrument.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is bound to be some loss of tonal = possibilitys with this procedure just as any lube is not the = final</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>answer for the big V,  but new parts.</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></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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, July 31, 2005 = 3:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: climbing mt = Everett</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>It's only a little joke between Ron and I...me the = string seater and he the non-string seater.   <BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Farrell <MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM><BR>To: = Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:17:13 = -0400<BR>Subject: Re: climbing mt Everett<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>David, did you mean sit = butt or seat string? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Again, I don't think Ron is trying to = be a jokester. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here, look at me:  =   <FONT size=3><STRONG> :-|     </STRONG></FONT><FONT = size=2>Or am I just that slow?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think Ron's point is that string = seating is likely of little if any benefit (at least long term) to false = beat reduction. If you isolate the two procedures, you can better evaluate = how each procedure affects the outcome. Perhaps a similar benefit will occur = from CA application alone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell          <FONT size=3><STRONG>;-)</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> No, no Joe don't do that...seat, then the = CA...;-]<BR>> <BR>> David I.<BR>> <BR>>>> Hi all,<BR>>>> = Today marked the taming of one of the worst false beating pianos, an <BR>>>> Everett console.<BR>>>> No unison from C5 to = the top had any single string without a real shudder<BR>>>> when the = unison was tuned. To liken it to a Calliope would insult that = <BR>>>> instrument,<BR>>>> With the help of my tipper, string seater, = and two passes with CA the <BR>>>> unisons are now clear and strong,<BR>>>> I was not supprised to find that after seating = the upper treble was <BR>>>> flat, but after the CA was applied, = a little sharp. This seems to happen <BR>>>> regurally when I do the = CA thing on false beats.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>>Joe,<BR>>>Next = time, in the interest of education, try the CA without seating <BR>>>anything = and see what you get.<BR>>>Ron N</FONT> = </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>