Downbearing and Tone

[Farrell]

I think if you have a dead old board, it will not work regardless of how you change the downbearing, especially if you increase downbearing.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone


> Yeah, it seems to me the sound would be different, if you put a thicker cap
> on a dead, old (compression or otherwise, OK Oleg?) soundboard because you
> thought it needed some downbearing to work, than a new board with too much
> downbearing for it's design.
> But my experience is limited as to the actual sound.
> Keith Roberts
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone
> 
> 
> > I understand your question about newer or older board, and of what design,
> but what difference would new, thicker bridge cap make? Or did you just
> bring that up as an avenue to attain too much downbearing on an older board?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com>
> > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone
> >
> >
> > You would have to clue us in on a bunch of other factors.
> > What type of board? Old compression crowned board with a new, thicker
> bridge cap? Or a new board?
> > Keith Roberts
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: David Love
> >   To: Pianotech
> >   Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:42 PM
> >   Subject: Downbearing and Tone
> >
> >
> >
> >   How would you best describe the tonal characteristics of a piano that
> has too much versus too little down bearing?
> >
> >
> >   David Love
> >   davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> >
> >
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