Dying Bass Strings

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Larry,
Be sure to include a close look at the bass bridge for glue separation, or
down bearing loss. Also loose bridge pins caused by the pins splitting out
the wood.
Joe Goss

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> From: Larry J. Messerly <prescottpiano@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Dying Bass Strings
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 8:07 PM
> 
> My client has a 1986 Samick SG172 which he got in trade from his sister
> for his small  Kawai grand.
> 
> He traded because the Samick had a better bass.  Now it is starting to
> loose it!
> 
> First it was just one note (A2) twisting the strings did not help,
> voicing the hammers and fitting to the strings did not help.  The dull
> sound stayed with the strings when I switched hammers with the next
> note(which sounded good to him).
> 
> Now other notes are starting to exibit the same change in tonal quality. 
> 
> 
> Since his sister did not play the piano much-is his frequent playing
> making these strings go "bad"?  I did replace one string that I received
> from Samick, didn't put on the other because it was much deader than the
> other I took off.  Didn't want to risk the second string.
> 
> Larry Messerly RPT
> PrescottPiano
> 
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