> Hello list, > Trying to evaluate my first new board is interesting. > In particular is the lo bass. > I feel there is great sustain but is lacking in tone definition - the > usual lowest three notes. > Voicing and weighting the hammers has helped a great deal and it really > sounds good but not great. > It is curious to watch the lowest A string after a fff hammer blow - the > vibrations are visible on the string and remain visible after the > audible tone decays and becomes inaudible. > Is this a clear sign that the board is too stiff in that part of the piano? > If I can still see the string moving with no sound is it reasonable to > assume that more sustain and possibly better tone definition could be > had if some part of the design were altered? > Gene What size piano? What's the back scale length of A-0? Cantilevered bridge? Bass rescaled? What's the core diameter of A-0? What "design" board did you build? Ron N
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