This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. Strings Rattle When the damper wires are too close. (See "Defective Damping. ") When they touch each other, outside the bridges, at dead ends. What is called the dead end of the string is from the hitch, or plate pin, to the sound-board bridges; and from the back bridge, or agraffes, to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. Strings Rattle When the damper wires are too close. (See "Defective Damping. ") When they touch each other, outside the bridges, at dead ends. What is called the dead end of the string is from the hitch, or plate pin, to the sound-board bridges; and from the back bridge, or agraffes, to the .wrest pins'. Through the strings, between these points, is woven a worsted braid, to separate the strings, and prevent rattle. When the string touches a wrest pin. When they are not firm on the bridges; or when the pins may be displaced through pull of the strings, or giving way of the back bridge, particularly if the latter is made of wood. Introduce larger pins, or set the old pins lightly down, with a hammer and punch. When any metallic substance, on or about the piano, is loose. When the string itself is defective. See "Strings Break." When any hard substance is on the sound-board; it may be removed by passing a goose quill, thin piece of wood, or whalebone, under the strings, iron plate, and front brace. When the short or bass string bridge is split, where pins are driven in; or when bridge is loose on soundboard; or when sound-board is cracked, or unglued. When bridge is split, pins can sometimes be set over into solid wood; or a saw can be run through the split to make a clean cut, into which glue solidly a wedge of hard wood, and re-pin. When board is cracked it is a difficult matter to repair, especially if crack extends under the iron plate. Sometimes a saw can be run through crack from the under side of sound-board; but to do a neat and thorough job, the strings and iron plate must be removed. The rattle can be stopped, temporarily, by gluing wedges into the split. When the over winding on bass string is loose. Turn back the...
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