<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, Check the bass bridge to se that = there is down bearing, this will give an indication if the (I presume ) apron is = still attached and not just hanging in there <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also look to see if there are major = cracks in the bridge,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>resulting in very loose bridge pins. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</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> Friday, April 23, 2004 = 1:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: bass hammers sound = "tubby" when played</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Julia,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Try plucking the = string.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If it improves the sound, then there = might be a gain from hammer work.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If not, then it is the strings, or a = bass bridge problem, that should be investigated.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Alpha88x@aol.com href="mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com">Alpha88x@aol.com</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> Friday, April 23, 2004 = 4:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> bass hammers sound = "tubby" when played</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">greetings,<BR><BR>     &nbs= p;      When the bass hammers of a particular turn of the century upright = are played they sound "tubby", a very "round" dull sound. Would these hammers = be a candidate for hardening solution or is it the strings' quality? I = think it is the hammers because the bass hammers have hardly any grooves and = show little wear.<BR>Suggestions?<BR><BR>Julia Gottchall,<BR>Reading, = PA</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>