[CAUT] Killer half-octave

[Michael Jorgensen]

A super ball lost and wedged between the soundboard and plate certainly will
make a killer octave, as will felt fuzz or dust bunnies on the strings at
the front termination in that hidden recess under the pressure bar and
dampers.  (dirty termination in the literal sense).
-MJ


On 5/16/07 1:07 PM, "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:
clean terminations would be well worth checking first.  Also, sample some
other hammers in the section.  Heavily lacquered Steinway hammers have a way
of developing TDD (tonal deficit disorder) and an inability to focus.
>  
> 
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt,
> David
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:48 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: [CAUT] Killer half-octave
>  
> Esteemed colleagues:
>  
> Our NY D, (1983) has developed ­ in the last year or so ­ a killer half-octave
> from about A#5 ­ E6. I¹ve added some mass to the bridge right under C6 and
> that helped a little but the problem remains. I¹ve been searching through the
> archives this morning checking for any further heroic measures I could take
> within the confines of my budget.
>  
> What¹s the general consensus of opinion about the ³Treble Tone Resonator² that
> Pianotek sells?  While my current budget precludes a full remanufacturing I
> think I can manage the $155.00 for that!  However, I don¹t want to spend even
> that  ­ nor expend the time installing it  ­ if it wouldn¹t help.
>  
> Any ideas, suggestions, experience with it etc.?????
>  
> dave
>  
> __________________________________
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
> dporritt at smu.edu
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