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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't fret. I happens on 10-year-old =
high-quality
grand pianos, as well as 50-year-old spinets. Seating may help, it may =
not.
There may be a defect in the string. You may have a loose bridge pin. =
Many
things can cause a false beat in the tenor of a piano. If you are in the =
learning stages of tuning, my recommendation is to move on past that =
note/string
and use strings that are "normal" (no false beats) for your initial =
learning experiences.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here comes hurricane =
Jeanne!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=montbrim@usol.com href="mailto:montbrim@usol.com">Mark =
Montbriand</A>
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<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 6:28
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>