Steinway ringing, was Treble ringing problem

[Richard Brekne]

I'm sorry... I think I am a bit confused here... how can damperwire be 
the source of after-ring in pianos... whatever alloy ??

RicB

Wimblees@aol.com wrote:

> While were on this subject, please allow me to change pianos. Last year 
> I brought up the problem of a student complaining about a B having too 
> much after ring. Now one of the piano professors said the new D has too 
> much. I thought it was the "nature of the beast," but the piano 
> professor claim earlier Steinways do not have this problem. He claims 
> another piano technician, well known to this list, at another SEC 
> school, said it has something to do with the alloy in the damper wire, 
> or something to that effect. (If you know who you are, you may identify 
> yourself.)
>  
> What is the opinion on this? What, if anything, have any of you done to 
> solve this problem?
>  
> Wim
> Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano tuner/technician
> School of Music
> University of Alabama
>