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<DIV><SPAN class=62181620-23042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Julia,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Check
the bass bridge to make sure it's OK and still glued to the soundboard. =
Most old
uprights I come across have at least some separation. A quick check is =
playing
down chromatically across the bass break. A sudden change in tone
quality is indicative of bridge problems.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Formsma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B>
Alpha88x@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 23, 2004 2:06 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> bass hammers sound "tubby" when
played<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
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PTSIZE="10">greetings,<BR><BR>  =
;
When the bass hammers of a particular turn of the century upright are =
played
they sound "tubby", a very "round" dull sound. Would these hammers be =
a
candidate for hardening solution or is it the strings' quality? I =
think it is
the hammers because the bass hammers have hardly any grooves and show =
little
wear.<BR>Suggestions?<BR><BR>Julia Gottchall,<BR>Reading, PA</FONT>
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