<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/8/01 10:44:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, <BR>cneuman@phy.duke.edu writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Thanks to all who have given me tuning tips! Here are some questions:
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<BR>1) I tried to reduce false beats by seating the strings on the bridge.
<BR>However, the bridge on my "PSO" is hard to reach. Part of the treble
<BR>bridge is directly behind the keyboard and you can't get to it from below
<BR>or from above. Advice? What tools (makeshift or otherwise) do you use to
<BR>seat strings on the bridge?
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Get a piece of brass rod around 1/8 " in diameter, cut a slit on the <BR>top. Use a small hammer and lightly tap on the bearing points.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">2) I have heard that rust can cause false beats. And I found a little rust
<BR>on the strings. I'm having a hard time not just spraying WD40 in there. I
<BR>recall hearing someone say a while ago that WD40 should not be in, on, or
<BR>near a piano. That's a shame. And it's also a shame that duct tape has
<BR>limited use inside a piano (perhaps it could replace leather on hammers!)
<BR>But at least you get to use epoxy in pianos! Anway, what do you use to
<BR>clean off rust?
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<BR> No WD40 at all. Clean rust with a scouring pad-dry.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">3) For a flat piano, how flat must it be in order for it to need a pitch
<BR>raise? I discovered that it's true that if you tune a flat piano up to
<BR>pitch, it comes out flat! But I have also discovered that it gets better
<BR>and better each tuning.
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<BR> I usually raise the pitch if it is more than 3 cents flat. And yes, <BR>the tuning is much easier with each tuning.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Charles Neuman
<BR>Plainview, NY
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<BR></XMP></BLOCKQUOTE>Dave Peake, RPT
<BR> Portland Chapter
<BR> Oregon City, OR
<BR> www.davespianoworks.locality.com
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