Seiler bleed through

[Ric Brekne]

Hi Barbara

Checking the V bar is probably just exactly what you want to do.  Take 
down the tension on the strings in the area, and move them away. 
Reprofile the V-bar to a 0.5 - 1 mm V (not a U). This should both clean 
up the sound and take care of string breakage problems as well.  An 
explaination of this process is found in Ed McMorrows book which I 
heartedly recommend.

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Between the 2nd & 3rd service calls (scheduled every three months) the
bleed through returned--in the exact same spot.  I did everything I know
(except removing the strings and having a look at the v-bar), and in
spite of a fairly mellow voice (for these hammers) I still ended up
weaving cloth into the front duplex.