Hi David, It would have been interesting to compare just tapping down the strings.... I.e. Record piano *as is* (after tuning of course) then record piano again after tapping down everywhere and lifting at agraffes etc. tuning again and finally wapinizing and then recording. The recordings could then be looked at with something like cool edit pro to give visual confirmation to the subjective *aural* impressions. At 11:52 AM 1/28/02 -0600, you wrote: >Phillip: > >In this case the bridge was not recapped. Frankly - I'm restricted >by the license agreement - from saying much more about the procedure. > > >dave > >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > >On 1/28/2002 at 5:17 PM Phillip L Ford wrote: > >>Dave, >>I'm not familiar with the mechanics of a Wapin installation. Is the >bridge >>recapped and/or bearing (re)set? >> >>Phil F >>--- >>Phillip Ford >>Piano Service & Restoration >>1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 >>San Francisco, CA 94124 >> >> >>On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:23:56 >> David M. Porritt wrote: >>>Don: >>> >>>During the two days that it took to perform the Wapin installation >>>the weather was quite consistent. It is also in a very well >climate >>>controlled home. There was a significant difference in the sound >>>between Friday morning (before the work was done) and Saturday >>>afternoon upon completion of the modification. >>> >>>dave >>> >>>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >>> >>>On 1/25/2002 at 10:39 AM Don wrote: >>> >>>>Hi David, >>>> >>>>I would be interested to know if the humidity levels were >identical >>>between >>>>the two tunings. It's really unfortunate that there is not a >>>"before" and >>>>"after" recording where the only change is the wapin modification. >>>> >>>>At 10:23 AM 1/25/02 -0600, you wrote: >>>>>Carl: >>>>> >>>>>The piano had previously been rebuilt very well. It was a very >>>nice >>>>>instrument with new Renner parts, strings, etc. A couple of >years >>>>>ago the bridge was modified ala Wapin. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. >>>> >>>>mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca >>>>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >>>> >>>>3004 Grant Rd. >>>>REGINA, SK >>>>S4S 5G7 >>>>306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >>> >>> >>>_____________________________ >>>David M. Porritt >>>dporritt@mail.smu.edu >>>Meadows School of the Arts >>>Southern Methodist University >>>Dallas, TX 75275 >>>_____________________________ >>> >>> >>> > > >_____________________________ >David M. Porritt >dporritt@mail.smu.edu >Meadows School of the Arts >Southern Methodist University >Dallas, TX 75275 >_____________________________ > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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