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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you and I trust and will try what =
you say,
though I wasn't the person with the duplex complaint.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am mystified, a little, though. It =
seems like the
strings, up against the capo, are as high as they could get. =
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would this not also tend to make the =
string rise
off the bridge a little?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pcpoulso@pacbell.net =
href="mailto:pcpoulso@pacbell.net">Patrick C
Poulson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 03, =
2002 1:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning the Duplex =
(was
...Capo)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan: Roger is referring to the =
practice of using
a string hook to lift and level all the strings, so that they make =
firm
contact with the capo bar and are level. Using the string hook =
of your
choice, put the hook under the string right in front of the damper and =
pull
towards the capo bar, lifting slightly as you do so. Do all =
three
strings and check that they are level. The strings will =
typically drop
in pitch and improve in tone when retuned. It will eliminate =
some if not
all the duplex noise. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick Poulson,
RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>