Old, but not the newer, Everetts ARE " world class" instruments, in my experience. Beautifully and solidly made, with a firm, smooth tone. Right up there with alamost anything, really. Thump --- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: > Hi David, > Yeh I know this idea might cost someone a > restringing job. <g> > For those of you who did not notice this is an > Everett piano not a world class instrument. > There is bound to be some loss of tonal possibilitys > with this procedure just as any lube is not the > final > answer for the big V, but new parts. > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Ilvedson > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:34 PM > Subject: Re: climbing mt Everett > > > It's only a little joke between Ron and I...me the > string seater and he the non-string seater. > > David I. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Original message > From: Farrell > To: Pianotech > Received: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:17:13 -0400 > Subject: Re: climbing mt Everett > > > David, did you mean sit butt or seat string? > > Again, I don't think Ron is trying to be a > jokester. > > Here, look at me: :-| Or am I just that > slow? > > I think Ron's point is that string seating is > likely of little if any benefit (at least long term) > to false beat reduction. If you isolate the two > procedures, you can better evaluate how each > procedure affects the outcome. Perhaps a similar > benefit will occur from CA application alone. > > Terry Farrell ;-) > > > > No, no Joe don't do that...seat, then the > CA...;-] > > > > David I. > > > >>> Hi all, > >>> Today marked the taming of one of the worst > false beating pianos, an > >>> Everett console. > >>> No unison from C5 to the top had any single > string without a real shudder > >>> when the unison was tuned. To liken it to a > Calliope would insult that > >>> instrument, > >>> With the help of my tipper, string seater, and > two passes with CA the > >>> unisons are now clear and strong, > >>> I was not supprised to find that after seating > the upper treble was > >>> flat, but after the CA was applied, a little > sharp. This seems to happen > >>> regurally when I do the CA thing on false > beats. > > > > > >>Joe, > >>Next time, in the interest of education, try the > CA without seating > >>anything and see what you get. > >>Ron N __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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