[pianotech] Cement floors and brick walls with high ceilings

[Ron Nossaman]

>  I had to prep an Estonia 9' for a music teachers' recital last 
> weekend.  Octaves 5 and 6 had fast, fluttering false beats, and little 
> power. The long side of the piano was along one of the brick walls.  Do 
> you think the concrete floor could be causing the false beating, and the 
> bricks absorbing some of the treble brilliance? 
>  
> The 6' Estonia about 20' away, approximately in the center of the room, 
> sounded like the bigger, richer piano. I didn't tune it, so don't know 
> about false beats.
> 
> Diane Hofstetter


Hi Diane,
Beats in one piano, with little power, in just octave 5 and 
six will be hard to pin on the room.
Ron N