Question: Doesn't that change the termination point and affect the scaling? If so, do you notice anything in the tuning? Just wondering (wandering?) Alan Barnard ----- Original Message ----- From: <Maxpiano@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:22 AM Subject: Bridge notching > I thought I had seen just about everything in my 45+ years of tuning. > > Yesterday I looked at an old Steinway B that had been "rebuilt" on its > odyssey from Illinois to Texas en route to SC. I have never seen such "care" > taken -- soundboard shims stained dark to look like inlay work. Bridge > recapped and screwed down with drywall screws (for insurance?). Bridge > notching very "even"-- about 1/32" away from the bridge pins. > > I can't figure out why it's not buzzing all over the place, but the piano had > a good sound with nary a "zing" from the extra wood in front of the pins. > Some 23 years ago I was called to tune four new Baldwin 243 studios that a > conference center had bought, and they had all kinds of buzzes from sloppy > notching. The pin driller and the notcher must have been playing "blind > man's bluff." > > The B customer called me to service the action (that part had been done by a > different--good--technician). I noted the notching problem and recommended > leaving it until the buzzes show up. I am not sure how I could re-notch > effectively without pulling the plate (and restringing) since the plate is in > the way of removing the pins at the plate struts. > > How long before this beast starts "zinging?" Any advice? My simple > "rocking" tool indicates a fair amount of bearing even in the "killer" > octave. > > Bill Maxim, RPT > Maxim Piano Service > Columbia, SC >
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