echoes in schidmayer upright

[oren bendor]

Thank you very much indeed for that clarification. 
Oren
--- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: >
Oren,
> I believe 4 refers to the brading that is laced into
> the bass strings
> between the bridge pin and hitch pin.
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "oren bendor" <obndr@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: echoes in schidmayer upright
> 
> 
> > Dear Brian,
> >
> > thanks for your quick help  I can answer 1 to 3
> but
> > will need to check 4 at home and will need some
> > clarification to 5:.
> >
> >  --- Brian Lawson <lawsonic@bdmail.co.za> wrote: >
> Hi
> > >
> > > 1) did it have this problem before the repair?
> yes
> > YES.  I thought that when damperfelts and springs
> are
> > replaced it will be over.  >
> >
> > > 2) is it in the same place as before the repair
> > > THERE IS NO PLACE TO IT, the whole piano is like
> a
> > big resonance box.  I could not locate it.
> >
> > > 3) is it in a place that has bad acoustics -
> clap
> > > your hand, does the room
> > > reverberate?  No. The accoustics is fine.  We
> had a
> > replacement piano during the restoration which
> posed
> > no problem.
> > >
> > > 4) if you press on a string towards the
> soundboard
> > > does the damper follow
> > > through?
> > >
> > WILL CHECK THAT.  The damping seems much better
> than
> > before but the echo is still there.
> > > 5) is there listing felt on the backstring
> lengths?
> > >
> > > WHAT ARE THE BACKSTRING LENGTH AND WHAT IS A
> LISTING
> > FELT?
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "oren bendor" <obndr@yahoo.co.uk>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: 28 April, 2002 06:57 PM
> > > Subject: echoes in schidmayer upright
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I am an owner and player of a schiemayer
> upright,
> > > obligque strung underdamped piano.  It was made
> in
> > > 1885 by J. and P. Schiemayer and has a highly
> > > decorated ebonised case.  It has alledgely been
> the
> > > piano of the Irish Composer Sir Hamilton Harty.
> The
> > > piano has been fully restored in an excellent
> > > manner.
> > > In the process the soundboard was repaired,
> > > restringing and repinning and the action has
> been
> > > completely rebuilt including hammers, new
> > > damperfelts
> > > and springs.  The tone and touch of the piano
> are
> > > quite magnificent and after the restoration it
> is
> > > much
> > > richer, dynamic and powerful.  The problem is
> that
> > > there is a residual echo in it.  Even when I
> talk
> > > near
> > > it when the piano is closed it reverberates. 
> This
> > > is
> > > annoying given the excellent tone.  Whenever I
> move
> > > from loud play into pianissimo the echo annoys.
> The
> > > restorer maintains that as a matter of design
> the
> > > dampers are perhaps too small and too high up so
> > > there
> > > are still live strings although the damping
> system
> > > operates as best it can.
> > >
> > > As this is the "missing bit" and whichis
> nagging, I
> > > would appreciate any advice from anyone who had
> that
> > > experience before.  My gut feeling is that for
> such
> > > a
> > > supremely constructed piano there should be no
> > > residual echo left or if there is should me very
> > > minimal indeed.
> > >
> > > thank you all in advance
> > >
> > > Oren
> > >
> > >
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