timing sustain in the bass

[Don Rose]

Hi Clair,

Have a look at my website for "Pianos On Trial" Sustain at the bass tenor
break should be 26 seconds, both notes played and they should decay evenly
without one or the other note "winning"

At 07:17 AM 12/28/2001 -0600, you wrote:

>I'm curious as to the value of timing the sustain of various notes in the
>bass to get a health reading on the string, the soundboard. I've heard/read
>somewhere in the past that a 17 second sustain is good. But, I don't
>remember details--like what note (I'm sure that would make a difference).
>I've run across a lot of pianos where the sustain is much greater. I have
>been using A1 as a rule.


Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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