This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Greetings, Yesterday I worked on a Milton upright with an annoying zing to many of = the bass strings and inspection of the bass bridge revealed the culprit = to be these not-so-cute little bridge brackets. They are used in lieu = of the more conventional pins in the wood. They are held in place by = one screw and the string goes UNDER one (removable) pin nearer the = looped hitch pin end, and OVER the speaking length terminal "pin." = There are "ears" on the bracket that hold in the removable pin. I HAVE = a .jpg, but my mail was bounced because the file is too big. I don't = know exactly how to reduce it (long story) nor send it to "files @ ptg" = yet, but if you want to see it I'll send it to you personally. My question is if anybody knows where I can obtain these? I've looked = through Schaff and PianoTek to no avail. Alternatively, any good ideas on how to fix them? On the offending = strings I loosened the strings, removed the middle pin, loosened the = attaching screw and realigned the bracket so that it was more paralell = with the strings. (Because MOST of the buzzing/zinging seems to be from = the string vibrating on the side of the bracket) This cured most of the = offenders, but a few still buzzed. Then I took a punched and tapped = down the "ears" that hold down the pin in the middle, thinking that = looseness THERE could cause a buzz. That was of some (small) help, too. = On the last three that I couldn't improve, I've concluded that the = forward "pin" which establishes speaking length is grooved and I can't = get the strings to settle on new material away from the groove. It = doesn't seem that the forward "pin" is removable, either, but I could be = wrong. Experiences, anyone? Ideas? Thanks in advance, John Dorr Helena, Montana PS I just returned from the Randy Potter Seminar, where I tuned my = first piano entirely aurally! Sounded good, too! Gotta big "attaboy" = from Dave Swartz, RPT. Also passed my written exam and have the = confidence that I'll take my tech and tuning exams sometime this year as = well! Needless to say (but I will): KILLER SEMINAR! Six 14-hour days! = Gotta love it ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c8/79/a5/98/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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