Stephen, The best fix IMHO is replace the bridge. Not that difficult and if all else is up to snuff with your "Ricca", you should get a large improvement. Joe Garrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 2:19 AM Subject: improving bass tone without replacing strings/hammers? > My Ricca has ok tone in the bass, but there are a few > notes that I cannot seem to improve by twisting the > strings. Do you guys have any suggestions? The bass > bridge is somewhat cracked in the middle, along > several notes near the monochord/bichord break which > is at F#-10/G11, and extending farther up the bichords > than down the monochords. Some notes I can't get to > have as full of a tone as surrounding notes are F9, > C4, B3, A1 (A#2 sounds OK but wouldn't hurt to have a > little improvement when playing loud -- sounds ok when > moderate or soft though), G11, G#12, C16, B15 & > C#17(lesser extent than C16), the sharps at the upper > end, but I could probably live with them, and B27, the > highest note on the bass bridge and highest wound > string bichord in the piano -- this one has a replaced > universal string. Do you guys have any suggestions, > like things to check or things to do? Do you think > epoxying the crack in the bass bridge might help? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com >
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