Bass Overtones

[Alan Barnard]

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Uh.... please note: The sandbag thing was meant, I'm sure, as diagnostic only, not as a repair. 

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bruce Gibson Piano Technician 
To: staff@smithpiano.com;Pianotech
Sent: 05/30/2005 10:18:02 PM 
Subject: Re: Bass Overtones


Thanks Brad.

I really appreciate your suggestion. It's, frankly, the best one yet. One person suggested I place sand bags on the back stringing. Another suggeted that I could fool around with the scaling. This could be a very expensive proposition, given that I don't make my own bass strings. Seems like a bit of a hit or miss approach to me.

Do the couplers actually stay put on the speaking length side of the bass strings? 

Cheers,

Bruce Gibson
Piano Technician

Cell - 306.221.3786
Fax - 306.955.3725
bruce@bgpianotech.com
www.bgpianotech.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Brad Smith 
To: Pianotech 
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: Bass Overtones


Hi Bruce, 
Try some of Scott Jones, Pitch Lock string couplers. 
You will be amazed at how they clean up bass string noises in bi-chords. 
http://www.pitchlock.com

It took me several years before I would even stop to check them out at conventions, etc. 
Try it on some wrangly bass bi-chords. 

Best regards, 
Brad Smith, RPT 
 www.smithpiano.com 
  
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Gibson Piano Technician [mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com]
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:47 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Bass Overtones


Hello everyone.

Bruce Gibson in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada here.

I have a client who has a Kawai RX-2. We changed the bass strings to GC Piano Co. strings because the client was complaining about obnoxious overtones. Many of the offending overtones are still there. 

Any suggestions as to how I might go about eliminating them, or at very least reducing them. I've tried voicing the hammers...with not audible change.

Look forward to your input.

Thank you.

Bruce
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