[pianotech] New stuff at the convention?

[Mike Spalding]

Wim,

Compare the sounds of two pianos, one having very short sustain, and the 
other having very long sustain.  Does the short sustain piano sound just 
like the long sustain piano up until the instant you can no longer hear 
it?  Definitely not.  Although the easiest way for us to describe the 
difference is by sustain length, there is a whole world of difference 
between the sound envelopes of the two pianos, right from the beginning 
of the attack.

Mike

wimblees at aol.com wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 11:05 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] New stuff at the convention?
>
> 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>
>  
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> 
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org?>] 
> *On Behalf Of *wimblees at aol.com <mailto:wimblees at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:48 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] New stuff at the convention?
>  
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] New stuff at the convention?
> 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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