False Beats

[Farrell]

Personally, I have never recommended this repair on a spinet - especially a bad spinet. If a customer was keenly aware of the problem and they were going to keep their piano no matter what, then I suppose it would be appropriate. For a spinet I would consider thin CA without removing strings. I have never done it that way, but several on this list had reported success with it. My epoxy recommendation was regarding a grand piano - yes, a Kimball - but still if the piano were in good shape otherwise (OK, OK, relatively speaking anyway) I should think it an appropriate approach.

Terry Farrell
  
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From: "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: False Beats


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> On 3/1/02 at 11:41 PM Farrell wrote:
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> -- big snip --
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> >If a whole area is plagued with false beats, and it appears that
> loose
> >bridge pins are a major contributor, I would recommend unhitching
> all
> >strings in that section, removing all bridge pins, re-notch, drop of
> thin
> >epoxy (I use West System) in hole, dip new pin in epoxy, drive pin
> home,
> >clean up area, wait at least one day (I like to wait two days), put
> >strings back.
> 
> Wht is the chance that anyone would pay your going rate for this kind
> of work on a 40-year-old Aeolean spinet?
> 
> davet
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