<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is this a better fix than applying CA without = removing the pin?  (Hmm, must be careful not to CA the string to the pin, eh?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</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=draine@comcast.net href="mailto:draine@comcast.net">J = Patrick Draine</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 20, 2004 = 6:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: New BB</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>Perhaps the = right strings' bridge pin are loose? Try putting a bit of pressure on that = bridge pin while playing the note. Does the false beat disappear? If so, one = could tap the bridge pin in slightly to get it snug again. If the pins are = really loose, drop the tension, pull the pin, swag the hole with a bit of = epoxy, drive the pin back in, bring the string back up to tension, tune until = stable.<BR>Patrick Draine</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>