[CAUT] Alternative bridge pin treatment

[Alan McCoy]

Last I checked you could get some at Sherwin Williams - nitrocellulose
lacquer is the generic name.

Alan


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> From: Shelley <srbanders at sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:56:37 -0600
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Alternative bridge pin treatment
> 
> Thanks a million Ric, I've been at my wits end over a performance D with at
> least 7 high treble wild strings, false beats.  Now, where would one get
> Cellulose (plant based) lacquer?  Woodworking stores? I have to ask.
> 
> Shelley Byrd Anderson
> 
> 
> On 2/4/09 8:11 AM, "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Marcel
>> 
>> Actually, been trying out several things, partially because of my take
>> on the falsebeat thingy in general, partially because I HATE the smell
>> of CA, and partially because I wanted something that could be used with
>> the strings on and up to pitch.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> RicB
>> 
>> 
>>     Now what the h**l got you to  try that? ¨<GRIN> You just ran out of
>>     CA glue and decided to use your voicing juice of choice? <more
>>     grinning>.I find this mostly interesting and will try it on my next
>>     false beats. I would mean that I would be using a product that won't
>>     make my eyes tear when I use it.Mucho thanks for this tip Ric, I'll
>>     sure give it a try.
>> 
>>     Marcel Carey, Sherbrooke, QC
>> 
>>> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:05:01 +0100
>>> From: ricb at pianostemmer.no>
>>> To: caut at ptg.org
>>> Subject: [CAUT] Alternative bridge pin treatment
>> 
>>>> Hi folks.
>>>> Just thought I'd share that I've had very much success these past
>> months
>>>> using Cellulose lacquer thinned to about 10 to 1 instead of CA glue on
>>>> bridge pins for all kinds of falseness. Improves both classic false
>>>> beats and wavering non periodic beating along with quite a bit of
>>>> various string noises.  Sinks in real quick, is very easy to apply and
>>>> clean up and gives immediate results.  Careful application to front
>>>> duplex areas also is useful.  On a couple occasions I've more or less
>>>> managed to shall we say <<tune>> the entire front duplex. That is to
>> say
>>>> tune in the sense that one can get all strings to yield the same amount
>>>> and basic colour sound contribution to the overall sound result.  Seems
>>>> to dampen very high frequency buzz and zing sounds without really doing
>>>> much else. I just let a drop run down the front length til it hits the
>>>> capo. The effect in both cases has a lasting effect, tho the front
>>>> duplex length sometimes needs a touch up later on.
>>>> Been at this for about 6 months on several instruments of all sorts.
>>>> Hardly a conclusive study or anything... but worth mentioning.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> RicB>
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