Yes, the plate was redone. And your suggestions might be a clue. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Registered Piano Technician Island Piano Service Bainbridge Island, WA 206-842-3721 mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg Newell Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:06 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair Did you repaint the plate? Perhaps the new finish was less gummy than the old. Greg Newell \At 11:20 PM 3/9/2006, you wrote: >Thats really helpful, David. The piano is long >gone, but it was slipping out away from the >pins. The puzzling thing was that there had >been a half round there previously with nothing >underneath it. I dont know why that stayed in >place. Ill remember this tip for the next time it happens. >jeannie > >Jeannie Grassi, RPT >Registered Piano Technician >Island Piano Service >Bainbridge Island, WA >206-842-3721 ><mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net>mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net > > >---------- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:09 PM >To: 'Pianotech List' >Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair > >With the tension on can you tap it back into >place and will it stay? If not, then the angle >of that part of the plate isnt right to hold it >in place with just string pressure. When >installing an entire length in such situations I >usually pin it. However for your testing >purpose you wont want to do that. Does it tend >to slip toward the tuning pins or away from >them? If its toward the tuning pins you might >cut a short, thin strip of wood that you can >place between the new brass half round and the >old counterbearing bar to hold it in place. If >its slipping away from the tuning pins Ill have to think about that one. > > >David Love >davidlovepianos at comcast.net >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeannie Grassi >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:53 PM >To: 'Pianotech List' >Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair > >I had a problem keep a length of brass half >round in place. Im interested in knowing what >people use to make sure it doesnt move. It was >a longer piece that extended the entire treble >area. It was a slippery little thing that >moved when the tension was brought up to pitch. > >jeannie > > > >Jeannie Grassi, RPT >Registered Piano Technician >Island Piano Service >Bainbridge Island, WA >206-842-3721 ><mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net>mailto:jcgrassi at earthlink.net > > >---------- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Richmond >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:40 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: Re: v-bar/capo repair > >Hi David, > >When experimenting duplex length with brass half >or oval round, would you, in this case, place >anything on the bottom of the brass to avoid >scratching the plate? Or isn't it a problem? > >Thanks, > >Barbara Richmond >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>David Love >To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>'Pianotech List' >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:25 PM >Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair > >Like Ron N. says, I think its likely it has to >do with the front duplex and you may be able to >shorten, detune and increase the deflection >angle by inserting some brass of appropriate >dimensionat least you can experiment. If it >turns out that thats the problem, its not that >big a deal to remove the strings from one >section and insert the new counterbearing piece >and then replace the strings (the same ones you >took off). Unhook them from the tuning pins >slip in the brass or whatever and then >reattachif that proves to be the problem. I >get brass of varying sizes from ><http://www.rjleahy.com/>www.rjleahy.com. They >will cut to a reasonable shipping size. I dont >know the configuration of this piano but maybe >you can send pictures and some suggestions could >be made by various people, Im sure. If the >noise disappeared originally by muting the front >duplex, it is likely that there is leakage >occurring and thats what you should >address. Shortening the section and increasing >the deflection can do that. You do want to be >sure that the angle and deflection work >together. The longer the duplex the greater the >deflection angle. Similarly, a shorter duplex requires smaller angle. > > >David Love >davidlovepianos at comcast.net > >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net www.gregspianoforte.com _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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