Hi list. While everyone seems to be having fun debating the esoteric property of bridges and bridge pins, I have a question which I hope is a little more fundamental. I am working on a 1994 Petrov console. I am getting false beats in several notes from the treble break and up due to loose bridge pins. When I first serviced the piano 6 months ago, I told the client to seal off a heat register that is 3 feet from the piano. When I serviced it today the register was open and the piano was 5 cents flat. I am contemplating putting in a damp chaser, (it would be my first.) My question is: Would getting the humidity up correct the loose bridge pin problem or will I have to resort to more drastic measures to get rid of the false beats? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Louis Verkoelen Associate Technician Big Bear City, CA.
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