Bass String Installation

[Paul McCloud]

Some years ago, the technician I used to work with was removing the strings
on a Sohmer "Butterfly" (I think it was), a small baby grand.  As he was
letting the tension down, the plate cracked near a treble strut. 
Apparently, this model is prone to break there.  So, not every piano can
take a massive change in tension in the bass.
  
	Paul McCloud
	San Diego


> [Original Message]
> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <tcole@cruzio.com>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 01/26/2006 10:55:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Bass String Installation
>
> Removing all the strings and installing the entire set is the most
efficient way of doing the job...while you are tuning over and over again
the bass section you could always go up into the tenor while your at
it...;-]
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, California
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Thomas Cole" <tcole@cruzio.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: 1/26/2006 10:25:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Bass String Installation
>
>
> >John Dorr wrote:
>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your replies regarding removing all bass strings.  I was 
> >> hoping it'd be ok to do it that way.  It really seems the BEST way.  I 
> >> guess I just wondered because on the Areldge site page about 
> >> installing the new strings ( 
> >> http://www.pianostrings.com/howtoinstall.html ) it says to remove no 
> >> more than four at a time.
> >>
> >> I wonder why they'd say that? 
>
>
> >The last time I changed bass strings only (Yamaha C3), I did one note at 
> >a time. I didn't have to retune the rest of the piano when I was done. 
> >Another time I removed all the bass strings first (Yamaha G2), then 
> >restrung. It really affected the tuning of the tenor section.
>
> >The best way to do it would depend upon certain factors but I wouldn't 
> >worry about plate breakage.
>
> >Tom Cole
>
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