I wonder how hard it would be to attach a strip of felt under the strings, sort of like a practice felt in a vertical? It would not be something the owner could remove and replace easily but it would mute the sound. Jeff Jeffrey Cutler Piano Service Spinner Boards jeff at chordsandboards.com 651-398-6293 On 11/23/09 8:24 PM, "pianotech-request at ptg.org" <pianotech-request at ptg.org> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a client that has a Schimmel grand with a player disc system >> installed. He is having an issue where he turns the volume all the way down, >> and the piano is still too loud. He has business meetings, dinners, etc. >> where he uses the piano as background music. And as he demonstrated while I >> was there, with the volume turned all the way down, it was difficult for him >> and I to carry on a conversation. Let me also add that the acoustics in that >> room is horrible. >> >> Now, where the disc system is installed, there is already an undercover to >> conceal the components. My thought would be to add a rug on the floor >> directly underneath the piano. Then, I also had thought about using >> acoustical foam for the soundboard area. That, coupled with closing the lid >> completely. >> >> Also, what would the effect of adjusting the let-off have in this situation? >> >> Have any of you been in a situation like this? Or is it useless? >> >> Matthew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091124/d9a9e47b/attachment.htm>
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