<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark: You have run into the dreaded = "false beat" phenomenon. It can be caused by several things: loose bridge pins, = a grooved capo bar or agraffe, a defective string, or poor seating on the = bridge. Sometimes you can remedy these things, and sometimes you just have to = tune around them and do the best you can. Welcome to the real world of piano = tuning! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=montbrim@usol.com href="mailto:montbrim@usol.com">Mark = Montbriand</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> Saturday, September 25, = 2004 3:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wild String???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>New tuner here...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am currently taking the Randy = Potter Piano Tech Course.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in the section of learning temperaments.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple problems have arisen that I = am sure you generous folks could help me with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While working in the mid-section of = the piano, I encounter this..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have all the necessary outside = strings muted and when I go to tune certain strings, one string sounds as if it is two strings with very wide beats. Although I know = it is only one string. This phenomenon only happens in the = mid-section.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I must therefore get under the piano = and mute off that particular string between the bridge and the hammer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sometimes this works, other times it = doesn't do so well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am wondering, could I have strings = that need seating or something else, or just plain worn out.   Suggestions???</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a Hackley upright. ~1945 and I = am raising it ~ 100 cents</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, any tips on how to hear beats = more accurately???</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you in advance</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Mark</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>