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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> You know, Bill. =
False beats are
in almost every piano. Is the customer complaining, or are you the =
customer? If
the customer doesn't seem to notice, then don't bring it up. If it's =
your piano
and you really want to get rid of those beats, it may be possible, if =
you want
to re-pin and re-notch the bridge, re-radius the bearing bar, and =
re-string.
I've come to the conclusion that 90% of all false beats come from bridge =
pins
that are either not perfectly aligned with the notch, or have some =
looseness in
the bridge. Just my two cents worth. When I was new to the trade I went =
on a
quest to find the answer for how to quickly and effectively get rid of =
false
beats. Nobody really had the answer. Sometimes it can actually be bad =
wire work,
but I really think that you could restring a whole section and if that's =
all you
did, you'd still have false beats.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> But that's just my =
opinion.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Wait,,, I just read =
you posting
again,,,,,,,, I missed that part about it being a
Kimball.. Forget it Bill. Nothing's going to
work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com
href="mailto:pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com">William R. Monroe</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, March 01, 2002 =
6:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> False Beats</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">I serviced a 1973 Kimball Grand today =
that has
some serious false beats in the upper tenor and treble sections. =
Tried
dressing them to the bridge and did not noticeably help. Looked =
over key
points and everything seems to be in order (bridge pinning and =
notching look
good, agraffes seem to be applying adequate downpressure). Is =
there
anything I may have overlooked before I suggest replacing some of the
offenders?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Associate PTG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Salt Lake City, UT</FONT></DIV>
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