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<DIV>Did the rebuilder file it correctly?</DIV>
<DIV>Paul Revenko-Jones has a fine class on this. Maybe he could send you his handout sheets.</DIV>
<DIV>You might also try moving the strike point on those notes.</DIV>
<DIV>Ed S.<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Barbara Richmond <PIANO57@INSIGHTBB.COM><BR>Sent: Feb 28, 2006 6:13 PM <BR>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: v-bar/capo repair <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802">
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Back to the 8' Seiler grand. Sorry if I'm starting to sound like a broken record. Here's the story: I serviced this piano when it was new. Not long into its life, it developed a noisy duplex at the low end of the treble section. I muted it off. I tuned it for a few years, I moved away...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I moved back. In the meantime, the piano was restrung. I started servicing it again a year after it was delivered. 9 months into servicing it, the noisy duplex returned in the exact same spot--but add another note. I freaked out (not in front of the customer), the customer freaked out, too (not in front of me). I contacted the rebuilder who said he filed the capo. He and I came to the conclusion (whether we are correct or not) that it is a case of soft cast iron. I looked up hardening cast iron in the archives. To do that would mean taking the plate out of the piano and that's not an option. I'm convinced if I refile the capo, the same thing is going to happen again. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know there are some pianos that have some sort of rod installed at the v-bar. Is it possible to do the same with this piano at the capo? Has anyone done it? Do you have detailed instructions? Will someone hold my hand?.....Please?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BODY>