Seating strings

[Robert Edwardsen]

I think I'll take the spark plug feeler gauges out on the road and check it
out.

Rob E

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Seating strings


> > I just saw a presentation by Don Mannino in Syracuse, NY which included
some
> > high tech films of pianos in action.  One film was of a string moving up
&
> > down at the bridge and it sure looked like that string might creep up
the
> > pin after awhile, great presentation if you get a chance to see it.
> >
> > Rob E.
>
> Against positive downbearing, against a string offset angle, and pin
> inclination, how is it physically possible for a string to climb,
> creep, or otherwise get up a pin so it is no longer in contact with
> the bridge cap, and stay there? I don't buy it. I'd like to see
> anyone take a reasonably normal piano and make a string stay up a
> pair of bridge pins without touching the cap. Most everyone seems to
> take it on faith that this happens naturally and ubiquitously, but
> no one seems able or willing to demonstrate that it is indeed
> possible by doing it, and proving it by sliding something under the
> string between bridge pins.
>
> Ron N
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