This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Why not just use a chisel? William PIANO BOUTIQUE William Benjamin Piano Tuner Extraordinaire www.pianoboutique.biz The tuner alone, preserves the tone. _____ From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 9:22 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Bridge Notch Anomaly I'm not clear. Is the zinging from the wood that is touching the string from incomplete notching? If so, I wouldn't hesitate to take the string off and cut away the wood. You can do this fairly easily with a small screwdriver sharpened down to chisel sharpness. Un hitch the string from the bridge pins and carefully cut away the wood back to the pin on that side. I've had to do this on several occasions where I've found the notch angle insufficient or not started back far enough. This is pretty easy being at the bottom of the tenor bridge. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of A440 Piano Service Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:24 PM To: PTG List Subject: Bridge Notch Anomaly Oh Wiser-than-I Ones, (of which there are multitudes!) I heard a "zinging" in the attack of a low tenor string on a customer's piano. She heard it, too, and didn't like it. (Turned out a little needling on the hammer at about 1 o'clock and 11 o'clock softened that attack nicely) Upon close inspection I notice an anomaly in the way the bridge was notched. It's the right string of the lowest plain string unison. I was wondering if I might elicit a few opinions about the looks of this. I've attached a photo -- I hope it comes through! The bridge isn't notched all the way across on that right-most pin. On the side that the string bears there is certainly a good notch, but to the right of that it's not. Seems like that would actually strengthen rather than weaken the pin's hold, but since it looks unusual I thought I'd ask. Extending upward from the un-notched edge there is a visible line. That's the border of the notching. It is not a crack. This is a fairly new piano, about 3 or 4 years old, a Knabe Studio Upright. Thanks, John Dorr Helena, MT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a7/33/a5/bb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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