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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just finished stringing my Wing and Sons upright
piano project and have quite a few false beats in the last two octaves of treble
in single strings. My first restringing project. Phil Bondi
suggested that I ask on-list for advice. The treble bridge seemed (to me
anyway) to be in pretty good shape. About 1/3 of the bridge pins were
loose and I had removed and replaced after putting epoxy on the ends of the
pins. Also a little epoxy whereever there appeared to be any hints of
small cracks near the pins. Great results, except in certain
strings of the high treble. Other than there, the piano sounds
great. I don't see anything different about these strings or the
bridge from other strings, but I think I need to fix if possible. For
example, B6 center string has a beat of about 2 bps. Not as loud as a real
beat between two strings, but still THERE. Some higher strings beat
faster.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have experimented with seating the strings with
my copper rod, at each bridge pin. Also tried tapping each bridge pin in a
small bit. Doesnt seem to help, except in certain strings. I did
lightly sand and buff the v-bar before restringing, and think I have the right
adjustment on the pressure bar. I've been reading the archives and the PTG
CD articles re false beats, but the number of "hits" for this search term is
overwhelming.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone offer me advice on what to do next to
reduce the false beats, short of unstringing and recapping bridge, etc? I
would appreciate your help!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Frustrated in Florida,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>