>Why do these agraffes cause false beats and not the ones on the harp? Is >it the regidity of the harp, the angle of up-bearing of the string going >to the tuning pin? * The ones on the plate are screwed down tight and, unless something is cracked, there isn't much chance of movement. >It was agreed upon that it is not because the agraffe >is loose in the wood. * Agreed upon by what logical criteria? How many did you check, and how? >Suggestions? > >Larry Messerly, RPT * What you try for a fix depends on how you make the diagnosis and what you find when you do. I'd suggest choosing a bridge agraffe with a nice juicy false beat (hint: start looking in the octave 5-6 range), and pressing against the side (front, top, etc) of it with a screwdriver while playing the note. If the beat doesn't change, it's not caused by the agraffe being loose in the bridge. If it does change, and I'm expecting it will, a little CA or epoxy under the agraffe should help. Ron N
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