Steinway damper ringing problem

[Alan McCoy]

Allan,

I think I have seen these sticks in a PTJ article that Bill Spurlock wrote
some years ago about damper diagnostics.

Alan McCoy 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Allan
Gilreath
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 5:05 AM
To: 'College and University Technicians'
Subject: RE: Steinway damper ringing problem

I'm sure the honorable gentleman has very dry palms. <grin> This is the area
I like using the "trouble shooting stick" mentioned in an earlier post so
that I don't have to touch the strings any more than necessary.
Not picking on you Ron, they just oxidize quickly enough in our area (and
Wim's) as it is. Besides, I can reach a wider area with my stick or turn it
so that only one string is damped. Sounds like I need to take some pictures.

Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
Allan Gilreath & Associates, Inc.
515 Oothcalooga St., Suite I
Calhoun, GA 30701
agilreath@mindspring.com
Berry College - Rome, GA
 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron
Nossaman
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:12 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: Steinway damper ringing problem


>  Other than that, any other suggestions.
>
>Wim

Yes. Lay hands on the bass strings and see if the noise stops. It's not that
unusual for that high partial ring to be coming from damper leakage

two octaves down.

Ron N

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