Thanks again!

[Ed Carwithen]

This is in response to all those who helped with the problem of the overly
bright tone of the Baldwin Spinet.  I will be using the steam technique to
try to smooth out the brittleness of the tone.  Thanks to you all.

I went over this evening to talk with the owner about what I was going to
do, and there is a second problem.  The C# 3, is the lowest wound string in
the tenor section, and it really sounds dead.  Almost like the damper is
engaging.  (I checked, it isn't).  The lowest string is the worse of the
two.  She said that particular note has always been that way, and she has
just learned to live with it.  It is noticeably more dead than the others
around it.  

The piano was bought in 1993.  

Should I get a new string from Baldwin and replace the string?  I don't
believe a universal string would be satisfactory in this situation.  Can I
get a matching string from Baldwin, if not, how should I go about getting a
string that would match tone and quality?

Incidentally, I should brag.... Piano was last tuned in August, she has
been teaching lessons every day since Sept, and every note is still dead
on.  (Ok, Ok, G3 needed a minor tweek, but still...)

Ed Carwithen
John Day, OR