On the few early one's I've seen (none since :-) the side bearing was too great in the bass. A new cap would correct this as well as any excessive downbearing as the case may be. I would recommend replacement strings to be ordered from GC Piano if you want the best results. Maybe even rescale them as well. Gppd Luck, Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 09:22 PM 11/17/98 -0700, you wrote: >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 > >---------- >> 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 >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >> or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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