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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi gang!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got a reply from Ruud Billenkamp =
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face=Arial size=2>some months ago and now I'm going to pitch raise =
and tune one
of those Rippens</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I made myself a string voicing tool of =
a brass rod
that I can put into my regulatingscrewdriver.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can it help me to stabilise the =
pressure of the
speaking and nonspeaking areas if I massage the string?</FONT><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2> Espessially in the last one and a =
half octave.
Will it save me time and give me a more stabile result? I've tried it =
and
noticed the string reacts alot to it.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do anybody have thougts about =
this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What part of the string do I start with =
and how
much massage is needed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried to use the archives but it =
want work
today.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also seen this done by Jim Coleman on =
a Video but
he used it for setting the string.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many Thanks </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ola Andersson<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Reply was<BR>><BR>>> I had =
to pitch
raise and tune a Rippen today!<BR>>> My question is:<BR>>> =
Because
of the long "non speaking" area of the string next to the
pins.<BR>>>(Sorry for my bad explaination but I'm exhausted) you =
know what
I mean. How<BR>>>is the best way of doing this on a Rippen =
(pitchraise +
tune)? I suppose you<BR>>>done some?<BR><BR>>My way, could be, =
pitch
raise first, gentle of course, then press down? and<BR>>strike all =
the wire
from the hitchpins to the tuningpins to loose all the<BR>>rusty =
points where
the wire sticks to the pins and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>Then press the sustain and BANGG =
all the keys
to equal all the<BR>>tensionpartials.<BR>>Well I could do it this =
way i
think.<BR><BR>Rudyard,<BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>