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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Tom et al</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This "tubby bass string" saga has =
another aspect.
There's an old dodge I've used to resuscitate old tubby bass strings - =
you
loosen the first one off, remove it from the hitch, wrap it one turn =
round a
beer bottle (a good idea to empty it first in an appropriate =
manner) then,
holding the loosened hitch end in one hand and the neck of the (by now =
empty)
beer bottle in the other, gently roll the bottle up and down the wrapped =
string.
This loosens up the interstices of the windings and the =
string becomes
more supple than it was. You then put the loop back on the hitch =
pin (not
forgetting first to wind the string a bit - maybe a turn or so - in =
order to
tighten the wrapping) and bring the string up to pitch. Then you empty =
another
beer bottle in an approppriasht manner and deal with the nexsht =
shtringth
like-wyshe. The thrird bashe shtring comes nexsht.. And when you've =
finished the
cashe of bottllesh you go home... And schleep it offff.f.f... But =
the piano
is remarkably re-invigorated in the bass.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good Luck</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps I hope you're not tee-totallers over =
there? It
doesn't work so well if you use coke bottles. =
:-)(-;</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=Tvak@aol.com href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> =
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:12 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: tubby bass string replacement tip</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva =
color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 10/26/03 5:54:53 AM, <A
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">cedel@supernet.com</A> =
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 =
size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Tom, are you aware that there are universal =
strings
available larger than #1<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva =
color=#000000
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>Yes, I do. Still, my =
suggestion in the
post was that perhaps at times, with the right instrument, replacing a =
broken
string with an undersized string might be an appropriate choice. =
No one
really responded to that, specifically.<BR><BR>Yes, tying the old one =
back in
would probably be the best choice of all. <BR><BR>There are plenty =
of old
uprights that have dead bass strings, with students as their primary =
players,
and households that have no money for a better piano or new bass =
strings, who
have thrown the old string away, that might benefit from this =
technique.
<BR><BR>At least, that's what I wanted to suggest. I accept any =
and all
flames directed at this concept.<BR><BR>Tom Sivak</FONT><FONT =
face=Geneva
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> =
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