<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;=
charset=windows-1250">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>Oooo....that's sounds like a great title=
for a convention class..."taming the wild beats"<BR><BR>David=
I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;=
PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;=
PADDING-TOP: 5px">
<HR>
Original message<BR>From: Alan <TUNE4U@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To:=
'Pianotech' <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Fri, 15 Apr 2005=
19:02:37 -0500<BR>Subject: RE: Loose Bridge Pins and False=
Strings<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT=
face=Arial>The real world ....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT=
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT face=Arial>Tuned a=
little console today, not bad for a Wurly and really pretty=
clean in the treble, except for one absurdly wild string. Ran=
the old "beat eliminator" down to the bridge and the beat,=
mostly, went away.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT=
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT face=Arial>Also tuned=
and older Hamilton studio. Treble just grossly obnoxious. Took a=
peek at the bridge. It looks like most of the pins have risen=
about halfway out of their holes, standing about 1/8" to 1/4"=
higher than the bridge top! There was no one there (rural=
church) to authorize any repairs and I was out of time anyway,=
but I'd like to lay that puppy down and epoxy in some slightly=
longer and/or thicker pins just to see if the results are worth=
the trouble.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT=
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562495323-15042005><FONT face=Arial>By the way,=
I once removed a thundering herd of wild beats from a=
little Francis Bacon (gblerk, pfff) grand this way. If anyone=
wants the beats I took out, I can ship immediately. But right=
now I'm filling out a legal form, donating my nostrils to=
science.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr=
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>Michael=
Gamble<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 15, 2005 11:49=
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ron Nossaman<BR><B>Cc:</B>=
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Loose Bridge Pins and False=
Strings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Ron N and=
Listers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sent this yesterday:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"=
size=3>Hello Ron (and List)<BR>Your statement about false beats=
is a "must read" for all interested in <BR>tuning pianos. I=
concur with all you have said. It all makes profound sense.=
<BR>I now eagerly await a "trial by fire". I have therefore put=
your obiter <BR>dictum on the List for all to=
read.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"=
size=3>Now....</FONT><BR>Today I have had the opportunity to=
test your statement about loose bridge pins = false strings. I=
took a screw driver to a false string in the D5 zone where there=
was a particularly obnoctious falseness (piano: baby grand=
Hopkinson) and... it worked! The beat disappeared as=
I touched the pin on the speaking/string side. Remove screw=
driver and the falseness reappears. OK. The owner knows the=
bridge is split at several pins (not where I was experiencing=
that Nossaman Phenomenon though) and he accepts the high cost=
factor of replacing the capping. So, I rest your=
case.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming=
message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 /=
Virus Database: 266.9.11 - Release Date:=
04/14/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing=
message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 /=
Virus Database: 266.9.11 - Release Date:=
04/14/2005<BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>