String or Hammer ?

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Ron, Drop the tension on the unison one string at a time.  Lower the string
about a fifth and beat beat beat about 10 times and raise back to the level
of the other string of the unison. Then do the other string and tune both to
the other strings.
Many times this will brighten up the tone and nothing else needs to be done.
It is most likely not the hammers but I once found an action so mouse eaten
that half of some hammers were the lunch of a rodent
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Lindquist" <ronli@newnorth.net>
To: "pianotech-ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: String or Hammer ?


> Have a older L & H  council  that the client thought 2  notes were out of
> tune after I tuned it.   Stopped back today  and the strings
> sounded  (tubby)---    wondering  if  there is a objective way to
determine
> if it is the string or hammer.  Pitch was on.   Strings were
> corroded  (copper windings)   and solid were pitted and rusty.
>
> Any insight will be helpful.
> Thanks,