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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dave!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try seating the strings at all bearing
points.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While you're at it, make sure the =
bridgepins are
properly seated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then go after the hammers with whatever =
method
works best.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If all of this doesn't work, you may be =
dealing
with something as potentially musical as a row of rebars, in which =
case it
would be more cost-effect to replace it with something that was designed =
to have
a pleasing tone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt RPT<BR>Ann =
Arbor MI<BR><A
href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=foster29@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:foster29@earthlink.net">Dave
Foster</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> ; <A =
title=kam544@gbronline.com
href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">Keith McGavern</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 =
8:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: old Lowrey =
console</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In fact, yes she has complained about =
it.
Just about an hour ago, she called me up to let me know that it didn't =
sound any better and it still seemed out of tune. Of =
course, I
reassured her that the piano was in fact in tune. So this isn't =
just my
interpretation. She has complained.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The very first time I tuned it, about =
a year ago,
I did add some hammer softner solution to the middle section and it =
seemed to
not help. That's why I resorted to reshaping and needling. =
I'm
beginning to wonder if it is just the piano design and quality that =
makes it
sound this way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have not tried pliers, =
though. I haven't
resorted to that just yet. I wanted to get a better opinion on =
what else
to do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave Foster</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kam544@gbronline.com =
href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">Keith
McGavern</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=foster29@earthlink.net
href="mailto:foster29@earthlink.net">Dave Foster</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 =
5:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: old Lowrey =
console</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>... =
the tone is a
very ugly, schreeking, bright nasty sound that I can hardly stand =
while I
tune
=
it. &nbs=
p;
... I can't understand how it doesn't drive her =
nuts.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>... =
Is there an
easy/short fix to this problem shy of replacing the hammers that =
anyone
here has found?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial =
size=-1>Dave
Foster</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Your comments and question beg the following question from =
me.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Has this customer complained about the tone that bothers you =
and
specifically asked you to correct it?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If not, let sleeping dogs lie.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If yes, try squeezing the shoulders with shank knurling =
pliers.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Keith McGavern<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Oklahoma =
Chapter
731<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</DIV>
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