[pianotech] Re: Capo shape question (Mc Morrow book ?)

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Mon, 09 Sep 2002 09:04:05 +0200


gordon stelter wrote:

> Will this also radically improve the tone of uprights:
> V-ing the upper plate bridge to 1mm at top?
> ( besides providing a little more downbearing,
> perhaps? ) I usually use wet and dry sandpaper for
> this area.
>      Thump
>

I use this on uprights all the time, but again only if you
are dealing with iron that is soft enough. I have even taken
out the brass half round found often on uprights and
reshaped that to a V shape with very good results. I prefer
the 0.5mm that McMorrow recommends.

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
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