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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday I worked on a Milton =
upright with an
annoying zing to many of the bass strings and inspection of the bass =
bridge
revealed the culprit to be these not-so-cute little bridge =
brackets. They
are used in lieu of the more conventional pins in the wood. They =
are held
in place by one screw and the string goes UNDER one (removable) pin =
nearer the
looped hitch pin end, and OVER the speaking length terminal "pin." =
There
are "ears" on the bracket that hold in the removable pin. I =
HAVE a
.jpg, but my mail was bounced because the file is too big. I don't =
know
exactly how to reduce it (long story) nor send it to "files @ ptg" yet,
but if you want to see it I'll send it to you =
personally.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is if anybody knows where I =
can obtain
these? I've looked through Schaff and PianoTek to no =
avail.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alternatively, any good ideas on how to =
fix
them? On the offending strings I loosened the strings, removed the =
middle
pin, loosened the attaching screw and realigned the bracket so that it =
was more
paralell with the strings. (Because MOST of the buzzing/zinging =
seems to
be from the string vibrating on the side of the bracket) This =
cured most
of the offenders, but a few still buzzed. Then I took a punched =
and tapped
down the "ears" that hold down the pin in the middle, thinking that =
looseness
THERE could cause a buzz. That was of some (small) help, =
too. On the
last three that I couldn't improve, I've concluded that the forward =
"pin" which
establishes speaking length is grooved and I can't get the strings =
to
settle on new material away from the groove. It doesn't seem =
that
the forward "pin" is removable, either, but I could be =
wrong.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Experiences, anyone? =
Ideas?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Dorr</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helena, Montana</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS I just returned from the Randy =
Potter
Seminar, where I tuned my first piano entirely aurally! Sounded =
good,
too! Gotta big "attaboy" from Dave Swartz, RPT. =
Also
passed my written exam and have the confidence that I'll take my tech =
and tuning
exams sometime this year as well! Needless to say (but I will): =
KILLER
SEMINAR! Six 14-hour days! Gotta love
it</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>