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<DIV><SPAN class=265051803-28012005><FONT face=Arial>Whoa, there Big =
Fella. Did
you say to make kinks in the strings? This sounds like a sacralidge, =
false
beat-wise. Or am I missing something? How do you do it? =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265051803-28012005><FONT =
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265051803-28012005><FONT face=Arial>Also, I guess =
it's easier
under a capo ... but I'm always frustrated with upright string =
spacing when
the %#*$@ pressure bar screws are poorly located. Anyone have ideas for =
dealing
with strings that just won't sit parallel to each other and
well-spaced?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>S<SPAN =
class=265051803-28012005>lingin'
Strings (or Something!) in S</SPAN>alem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Stéphane Collin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:45
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: after-ring in new
dampers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Sarah.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just learned two good tricks =
about those
trichord dampers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1° use Yamaha damper =
strips.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2° make a kink at the agraffee in =
the two outer
strings so to increase the distance between them and the middle =
string.
Not much is needed, and the damper will sit much better. Do this =
of
course when the strings are tensionned at the right =
pitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sarah@graphic-fusion.com
href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">Sarah Fox</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, =
2005 10:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> after-ring in new
dampers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got finished replacing a lot =
of
moth-eaten felt on my old Wissner, including of course the damper
felt. Most of the dampers sound great -- not too =
abrupt/whumpy, but
not too sloppy either. No "whooshing" or anything. The =
only
problem is the split wedges I'm using over those wound trichords =
that all
you techs love so much. (Honesly, I think these notes sound =
fine --
very "ballsy" and not poorly behaved at all.) The problem is =
that the
strings are spaced so closely that the little wedges don't insert =
adequately
between them. (The same wedges work fine for the plain wires =
in the
lower tenor section.) After sitting overnight, with the wedges =
gently
"pressed" in place between the strings, damping was OK, but not =
great, for
about 30 sec or so of playing. Then the after-ring started up =
again --
not BADLY like the night before, but still noticeably.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>QUESTION: Is this the sort of =
problem
that will go away by itself, as the new dampers continue
to seat? Or am I using the wrong wedges? Or perhaps =
I
should "skinny down" the tips of these wedges by filing their inside =
surfaces with an emery board?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any advice!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad =
stuff 'bout my
trichords! It's a damper problem, not a string problem!! =
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PPS How long will gelled hide glue =
keep in the
refrigerator?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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