"Wild Strings"

[Vinny Samarco]

Ok,
I see an awful lot of ancient uprights here that have been rebuilt, that is, 
repinned and restrung.  They are full of false beats.  What can be done 
about them?
Vinny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "carlteplitski" <koko99 at shaw.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: "Wild Strings"


>
> Similar situation with one of my clients.  Many wild beating notes ,
> which can't be tuned out.
> Have made some estimate propossals , but don't seem to be able to
> impress anyone enough
> to do  something  about it.  There are of course , other people who care
> enough and  trust me
> and believe what I  tell them is correct,  and do work to improve  their
> piano.  All times,  much
> improvement was made , and the client was happy with the result.  Those
> of course , who don't
> and still want me to tune , will get the best I can do under the
> circumstances , and move on.
> I have a grand in a church that has a very heavy action. I have pointed
> this out to the people in charge,
> but they just wave it off as no big deal..  The keyboard needs  lube and
> even the smallest amount of
> regulation to improve it a lot, but the attitude is that a decent piano
> player can make any piano play just fine.
>                                                    aaarrrggghhhhhh !!!!
> Ignorance is hard to overcome
>
>
> Carl / Winnipeg
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> Andy Moore wrote:
>
>>Mike McCoy wrote:
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>>>Do you folks tend to tune these "wild" pianos as best you can and move
>>>forward or do you spend some time?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I tune an old Baldwin console at my church that's like that.  Bouncing
>>around to different intervals just so I can pick out the beats.  Then
>>when you're done, it still sounds like a saloon piano from the 1870s,
>>only louder.
>>
>>I just sigh, submit my invoice and come back and do again in 6 months.
>>Most of the time, I'll give the owners an initial estimate to look into
>>it further and then go from there.
>>
>>--
>>Andy Moore
>>Make Moore Music
>>Piano Tuning & Service
>>
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