Individual aliquots on a Mason Hamlin

[David Love]

There won't be any muting of the strings on either side of the speaking
length, at least not in the capo section.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 10/5/2003 4:52:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Individual aliquots on a Mason Hamlin
>
> I had this one up about a year back I think. Perhaps you'll remember...
the
> Bechstein folks obviously thought it might be fun to try and turn a
Grotrian
> into as much of a Bechstein as they could without all that much work...
so they
> removed the Grotrian double half round front segment bars and ran their
green
> felted wood slate underneath. And they muted off the backlengths also in
the
> fashion Bechstein does for its own instruments.  I forget what all else I
> noted... but just so...
>
> The result was actually quite curious. Grotrians sound sort of relies on
all
> those singing non-singing lengths. It creates a kind of cymbalish effect
hissing
> and whoosing in the background as part of whatever sustain there is. With
out
> it... the instrument sounded like it was missing something. Yet at the
same time
> you could hear what was left of the Grotrian klang really easily. On top
of that
> was that contant clear straight forwardish sound you get from Bechsteins
> non-reliance on the front duplex. Really short front segment lengths
before the
> muting felt.  It was sort of like listening to two different pianos at
once...
> and seperately at the same time. A very curious experience
>
> RicB
>
> David Love wrote:
>
> > Please elaborate.
> >
> > David Love
> > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> > > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Date: 10/5/2003 2:08:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Individual aliquots on a Mason Hamlin
> > >
> > > After what I saw done by Bechsteins rebuilding department to an old
> > > Grotrian... I'd have to say no. You can obviously get away with just
about
> > > anything. The results can be kind of interesting tho... as was the
case
> > > with this Grotrian. Not to worry tho.. the instrument found a home
with
> > > someone who absolutely adores its unique sound.
> > >
> > > RicB
> > >
> > > David Love wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tuned duplex and bearing change aside, does anyone see any problem
with
> > > > replacing those individual aliquot half rounds on the backside of
the
> > > > bridge on a Mason Hamlin with a single continuous bar?
> > > >
> > > > David Love
> > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> > > >
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