Tubby bass strings

[Stephen Airy]

Is there any way I can improve the tone of the lowest
7 to 9 notes on my mother's Young Chang PG-150?  It's
only a few years old, but it's dull in that region
compared to my 56" Ricca & Son (after I twisted &
cleaned the strings in that 88-year-old upright).  Or,
will we have to live with it because the strings are a
foot shorter (A1) ?

--- Mitch Ruth <pianomitch@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Tom & Joe,
> 
> When I've tried this technique (with a lot of
> success), I've noticed the visible vibration in the
> wound string.  I was thinking that this would loosen
> a lot of built up dust and corosion in the windings
> themselves.  It also seems to me that a
> demonstration of this technique in the customer's
> presence would be a great way to point out the need
> for a new set of bass strings in a worthy
> instrument.  I've made several marginal clunkers
> sound a lot better by doing this and the customers
> love me for it.
> 
> Mitch Ruth
> DeMossville, KY
> 
> PS I got the idea on this list, from somebody....???
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe & Penny Goss
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:28 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Tubby bass strings
> 
> Hi Tom,
> In lowering (a lot) and raising the wound strings,
> the contact points of
> winding and wire change moving away from the
> corrosion creating some what of
> a cleaner contact of winding and wire on the return
> to pitch.
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom J Armstrong" <pianostom@juno.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:26 PM
> Subject: Tubby bass strings
> 
> 
> > I often loosen and re tighten tubby bass strings
> to brighten the tone.
> > Sometimes it works, other times retwisting the
> strings is more effective.
> >  I understand why retwisting a bass string can
> make it vibrate more
> > efficiently.  The copper wrap is "tightened"
> somewhat by that procedure,
> > allowing the winding and core to vibrate as a
> unit.  For some reason,
> > iron wrap does not usually respond to either
> procedure.
> >
> > Just this week I experienced a nice Yamaha G3 that
> benefited immensely
> > from "L & R".   I am curious why merely loosening
> and retightening works.
> >  Does anyone out there really know?
> >
> > Tom ArmstrongGet more from the Web.  FREE MSN
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