Oh yes make sure there is sufficient ventilation for the QRS unit, so it doesn't overheat. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel Choy" <srchoy at charter.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:05 PM Subject: Muffling a Baldwin L with a QRS Pianomation 2000CD+ > Hi List, > > And happy Thanksgiving for those of us in the U.S. > > I'm trying to help a customer make a Baldwin L with a QRS player softer. > The problem, I think, is really the acoustics of the room, not the piano. > The piano is in a lobby of St Mary's Hospital here in Rochester, MN. The > room is made from stone tile from floor to ceiling. It echoes worse than a > gymnasium. > > For this reason, I really don't want to needle the hammers. To me, it > sounds like getting a tattoo to cover a pimple--a permanent solution to a > temporary problem. > > One stipulation she put on me too, is that the solution can't be anything > that can be seen, such as something that would go over the strings. This > is because the piano is in a public area. Anything that can be seen in > that room and isn't locked down tends to walk away. > > Thanks. > > Sam Choy >
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