This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Is the counterbearing bar fixed or mobile? It is kind of interesting = that the place you're having the noise problems seems to coincide with the = duplex area lengthening, and quite rapidly. It looks like you have enough room = to insert a brass half round segment in front of the existing = counterbearing bar on the first note in the capo section and see what happens. It = appears that it would be adequately held in place by the string pressure. = Harmless and easy to remove if it doesn't work. Choose a piece that is thick = enough to duplicate the height of the counterbearing bar farther up the treble section where you are not having problems.=20 =20 I wouldn't worry about the bridge. It's hard to tell from the photo = just what the shape of the capo is exactly. =20 =20 David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net=20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Barbara Richmond Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:02 AM To: Pianotech Subject: v-bar/capo repair: Seiler pictures 1 =20 Hi All, =20 Well, I sent four pictures yesterday afternoon to "files", but it still hasn't shown up on the list. Guess the person in charge is busy. = Anyway, I wanted to get moving on it. =20 =20 Yesterday I was going to be very near this customers home, so I swung by = and got some pictures. I should have mentioned earlier that though muting = the duplex helps, I also have to keep on top of the voicing. I didn't think much about the voicing since I have frequently found that pianos that = are approaching extremely bright sound will have the sizzle and after = voicing the sizzle isn't a problem. The other reason I stay on top of the = hammer shape especially, is in the past this piano has had a problem with = breaking strings. =20 I have tried pressing on the bridge pins, but it didn't seem to make any difference--well, anyway it didn't help. I haven't tried my vice-grips = on them though. I had a bad CA glue day and used CA on the bridge pins. = I'm really embarrassed about that picture--I'm usually more successful at keeping it under control. I would have checked the down bearing, but = was running errands and forgot to bring the tool case with that gauge. Duh. =20 So, here are the first two pictures, the front duplex angle and a bad picture of the length. I was going to write down the lengths, but got distracted by some painters that were working at the house. For some = reason they thought I was there to chat. I should have asked them to be quiet. Next time... =20 All suggestions and ideas are welcome. Next, I'll send the other two pictures--under the capo/v-bar view and the bridge. =20 Barbara Richmond, RPT =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a1/06/57/2d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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