Measure downbearing angles - front, top of bridge, and rear, and measure crown between all accessible ribs. You may well need a board. Silly me, I thought your post stated "solve" the problem. You state "address" the problem. Yes, sell it. That's what I did with mine - traded it for a decent grand - best trade I ever made. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:33 PM Subject: Steinway uprights > > The nasty, dirty, false beating, wiry, whiny, twangy, weak sound frequently found in S&S uprights in the 5th octave and above is primarily due to: > > A. poorly shaped bearing bar > B. sloppy notching > C. inadequate bearing > D. inadequate counterbearing pressure > E. all of the above > F. other (please extrapolate) > > The best way to address this problem short of complete rebuilding is ________________. (please feel free to improvise your ideas). > > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > >
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