> Lance Lafargue wrote: > > So I guess my narrowed question is, given all of these excellent > posts, is: With a new B, should I increase the angle and slightly > narrow the bar on the speaking length side, given everything else I > have tried? Is there some consensus, given the problems with the > design? And how do I determine if I have a “soft” V-bar? Voicing did > nothing permanent but continue to weaken the piano. I plan to call > Steinway first before I do anything further. This owner of a new B is > currently, officially, depressed ; ) > > > A soft V bar can be heard while filing. It << grinds >> instead of << shrilling >> at you... at least thats what the difference sounds like to me. I have never run into a Steinway capo that was hardened in the sense McMorrow refers to, and hence I wouldnt worry a bit about bringing your capo down to a 0.5 mm V. I've done this to at least a hundred pianos through the years and the string breakage that results has been null. I aggree 100 percent with Ed's observations as to the usefullness of this proceedure. In fact...I have begun to question the idea that strings break from too sharp a termination at all. I've just seen too many examples where very sharp profiles are used, with generous amounts of counterbearing with no string breakage problems. > I may first experiment with yarn in the duplex and PVCE glue on that > segment, before shaping the bar. > I wouldnt advise using glues or the like here.. but suggest you opt for an easily reversable proceedure. > > > Lance Lafargue, RPT > Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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