Didn't Bill Spurlock invent the Ron-o-meter? Did you juice the Bacon bass hammers? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Jude Reveley \(Absolute Piano\)" <juderev at verizon.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/8/2009 6:45:23 AM Subject: [pianotech] Ron N. design update >Sorry, late entry...kinda hectic around here... >Surprises, Ron? Only pleasant ones. Definitely the best killer octave I've ever heard >on one of my own rebuilds. I like the character of the the middle very much as well. >The piano definitely sucks me in, like when I pass by just to play a few notes and >then a half hour passes by until I suddenly smell the hot hide burning...ooops. >The achilles heel is still the transition. You told me so...a new treble bridge might >have been the key, dunno, we are limited by what we we can ultimately pull off. My >bass string maker also made some changes.I think my Bacon felt is also too soft for >the bass even though those hammers absolutely kick bottom in the treble without >any juice! Renner blues sound pretty good in the bass, but I'm not about to start >mixing sets of hammers. I'm trying to learn to voice first and certainly getting some >great ideas from Andre's (add accent) book. >Once I have a chance to review the bass data, I'll send you my work on the RCS >Stwy C, like I promised. I've got a B and an O in the works now too. BTW the >Ron-o-meter that Jim I. and I reproduced is the best instrument I've got in the wood >conditioning room. Still want pictures? No changes on the bridgecap experiment. >Gotta go, but I look forward to more in-depth conversations sometime. I can't make >it to Grand Rapids, unfortunately, but some other time, I'm sure. >Jude Reveley, RPT >Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC >www.absolute-piano.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> >To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 4:45 PM >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Modified L Scale with 5 note transition >> Jude Reveley (Absolute Piano) wrote: >>>My first transitional bridge was on my first RC&S project that Ron >>> Nossamon designed for me about a year and a half ago. It's definitely an >>> exponentially better piano than anything I've ever done in that class >>> and turned me on to this wonderful world. Thanks Ron. >> >> You're welcome Jude. I was wondering how that turned out for >> you. Any surprises? >> Ron N >> >>
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