Seiler bleed through

[Don]

Hi Barbara,

It is my understanding that the v bar should really be hardened (a la posts
from Ron Overs) if it has been filed down. So yes--if it was seriously
reshaped then the cast iron is literally too soft.

At 06:50 PM 12/4/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>>> 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.  Is this a case of a defective
>>> v-bar?  Does that happen?  If so, can something be done about it?
>>
>
>I heard from the rebuilder.  He said he always puts a pretty tight v shape
>on the v-bar.
>
>Crud...
>
>Is there a thing as soft cast iron?  This is the second time this has
>happened to the piano--it seems to appear within 2 years (or less) of being
>strung.  What does the future hold for this piano?  What would you do?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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