[pianotech] Overdamper

Avery Todd ptuner1 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 6 07:07:03 MST 2009


One caution there. Be sure it's not going to be played with A-440 type
instruments. <grin>

Avery Todd

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Gregor _ <karlkaputt at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Generally yes. I just looked up my database. I have several Ibach
> overdamper clients, some of them I tuned to 440 Hz, some not. I even found
> an Ibach client in my database where I made a two pass pitch lowering to 440
> Hz between 40 and 60 cents!
>
> Just have a look on the strings: do they look rusty so that you could
> expect string breakage? If the clients does not request 440 Hz I would tune
> to 435 Hz.
>
> Gregor
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> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:19:28 -0800
> From: toddpianoworks at att.net
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Overdamper
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>
>   Hi all,
>
> I will be servicing an Ibach overdamper soon.  Can these pianos be brought
> up to A-440?  I am expecting two to three notes flat or more when I arrive.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Matthew
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