I've thought of dipping them in that tool-handle stuff to make the ends a bit rubbery, but haven't tried it yet. Thump --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi Warren, > I used to file a notch, but it just speeded up the > wear process. > I sometimes put it above the hammers, and it will > sometimes stay in place there, where it won't below. > It seems to be worse on some pianos than others. I > don't know if this is due to the proximity to the > dampers, or a more 'alive' string. > Thanks. > John > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Warren Fisher > To: Pianotech > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:42 PM > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano > > > John, > If you take a small file and make a slight indent > to catch the strings, they will stay put. You do > insert them under the hammers don't you? > Warren > > Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana > 98 2500 Dodge Cummins TD, DTT Auto, Smart > Controller, E-Brake, ATF, EGT, and Boost gauges, Mag > Hytec tranny and differential pans, Aux. tranny > cooler, 4" exhaust, monster air filter, engine 125 > hp upgrade. > 02 Titanium fiver 28E33, aerodynamic front end, > 2-120W solr panls, Friendship 2000 invrtr, > four Lifeline absorbed glass mat battries, Honda > 5000 genset > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Ross > To: Pianotech > Sent: 7/1/2005 12:58:34 PM > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano > > > Speaking of Papp's mutes, I have trouble, having > them stay between the strings when they are new. > I was thinking of trying a piece of the hooked > side of the Velcro on it, to grab the hammer rail > felt, to hold it in place. > Any other ideas? > I seem to remember someone saying they used two, > for doing the centre strings. > I thought that was their main advantage, that > with the spring, they allowed the centre string to > sound, using just one. > Another thing about the Papp's mute, the blue > material seems to wear out much faster than the > original white stuff. Needs replacing about once a > year, now. > I tried a film of C/A on the end, and that seems > to increase the lifespan somewhat. > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Gamble > To: Cy Shuster ; pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 2:15 PM > Subject: Re: A real West Virginia piano > > > Hello Cy > After all this time I find upright pianos > being referred to on the List! I though you all had > S&S, M&H, Yam grands only in US! > I use a Papps wedge only on uprights. I find > the rubber fiddly to get in between the strings in a > hurry! > Regards from a rainy evening in Sussex > Michael G.(UK) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cy Shuster > To: Pianotech > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 5:37 PM > Subject: A real West Virginia piano > > > At first, I thought this black, powdery > stuff was mold -- but there was no rust on the > strings, and it was only on the tops of the hammers. > > As I dared to touch it, a train went > rumbling by (100 yards or more away), and the light > bulb came on: very fine coal dust! Finally, an > environment that is *beneficial* to a piano! :-) > > --Cy Shuster-- > Bluefield, WV > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com
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