[pianotech] New stuff at the convention?

[Porritt, David]

Harpsichords have very little sustain that makes even the fastest notes still seem choppy to me - but then I don't particularly like the sound of a harpsichord.  Even if you are not sustaining the notes very long, the decay rate is still obvious during the brief time the note is played.  I've played some board-collapsed pianos where octave 5 & 6 sound all too much like a harpsichord.  Even if the piece doesn't need 3 seconds of sustain, the decay rate makes  an obvious difference to the sound.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

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David

I'm not sure what you're getting at.

What I'm basically saying is that most notes played are of a very short duration, which do not last long enough to hear if there is much sustain or not. How does a harpsichord make that any different? I'm not trying to be smart aleck. I just don't understand your point.
Wim

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From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
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OK, play your 98% piece on harpsichord and see if you hear any difference.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

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I'm going to play devil's advocate here.

I'm guessing that 98% of the music played on a piano last less than a fraction of a second. 1.9% of the music is held for maybe a second or two. At the end of a piece of music, the final chord might last 3 or 4 seconds. So the only time we would hear the real affect of an agraffe and bridge with the tone lasting 5 or 6 seconds, is once in a great while. So why all the fuss?

OK, be easy one me.

Wim



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From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net<mailto:rnossaman at cox.net>>
To: pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 8:35 am
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Joe Goss wrote:
> Hi Bridge agraffes? Did the bass have a side slot in them?

http://www.hurstwoodfarmpianos.co.uk/news.php?news_id=24
Ron N

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