----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: September 08, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Killer Octave > > Tom, > This was something Del said he experimented with briefly some years back. A > few automotive valve springs are mounted on supports between beams, > positioned underneath the soundboard along the bridge line, boosting the > inadequately stiff soundboard up to try to get some tone back. He reported > some improvement, but apparently nearly got lynched for soundboard heresy > before he got too far into the research. > > Ron N ------------------------------------------------------ He's also written about it at some length on pianotech some months back. No, I don't remember the subject line. Del
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