At 13:01 3/1/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Duaine, > >Thanks for your reply. I hadn't thought of the grooves made by bass >string windings. It seems that the bass section is usually where I notice >this too so that makes sense. The problem here is that the biggest change >in tone is in the middle section, third through fifth octaves. > >I also agree about hammer shaping but this is an old monster, It's past >filing and needs new hammers. I don't think this old fella is really worth it. > >chris Did you roll the bridge/cap right off the soundboard? I tuned an old Baldwin 243 a couple weeks ago - in an elementary school I'd never been to before. The tone fell off a cliff as I went up past the treble break. The cap had separated 2-3mm from the base for about an octave. If it weren't for long bridge pins... Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS. Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
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