Snap Crackle Pop!

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I've tried Protek Prolube.  I'm not sure I long the long-term result.

At 04:45 PM 12/5/2007, you wrote:
>I wonder how Goose Juice or Protek applied at the agraffe, would help?
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
><mailto:jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:anrebe at sbcglobal.net>Andrew and Rebeca Anderson
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech List
>Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 6:19 PM
>Subject: Re: Snap Crackle Pop!
>
>It is common on cheap chinese agraffes.  You are lucky no strings 
>broke.  I've had that happen on new pianos coming out of the 
>box.  Plan on letting down to a pop and then smoothly pulling up to pitch.
>
>Andrew Anderson
>
>At 03:22 PM 12/5/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi all.  I did a warranty tuning on an Essex baby grand today and 
>>here was the story on every string that had an agraffe:
>>
>>Pull (no pitch change)
>>Pull (a little pitch change)
>>Pull (POP! at the agraffe and the string goes way sharp)
>>Bring down to pitch.
>>
>>I don't tune a lot of new grands in this neck of the woods.  Is the 
>>popping noise typical?
>>
>>Michelle Smith
>>Smith Piano Service
>>Bastrop, Texas
>>(512) 466-0238
>>michelle at smithpianoservice.com
>>
>>
>>

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