I added extra stringing braid in the tenor strings between the hitch pins and bridge in a 6' or 7' Yamaha grand that was now in a room that was "more alive" and all the "overtones" were more than the customer wanted. That was sufficient to make her happy. Ken Gerler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033 at earthlink.net> To: "Ken & Pat Gerler <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>," <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Dampers in the high treble/more volume,was middle pedal >I had an elderly woman who complained about the ringing in her Baldwin baby > grand. It drove her nuts. (She had hearing aids). So, I cut a piece of > felt to cover the speaking length of all the treble wires. That worked. > You get the attack and little sustain. She was happy. > Paul McCloud > San Diego > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Ken & Pat Gerler <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net> >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Date: 12/28/2010 5:50:25 AM >> Subject: [pianotech] Dampers in the high treble/more volume,was middle > pedal >> >> I have been watching this thread of comments and yes, I have had on >> occasion, calls on the notes not damping in the treble and especially the >> first treble note after the dampers stop. It even becomes more > prominent, >> as someone has already commented, after tuning and all the strings are > able >> to vibrate to the overtones of tenor strings being played. >> >> Yamaha helped that not be a problem by cutting the last damper so it only >> damps two of the three strings. >> >> Another comment I have had is that after tuning the piano is "louder". I >> explain that before tuning, all of the strings are playing at different >> frequencies, so do not re-enforce the primary frequency of the primary > note. >> With all unisons resounding to the same frequency, they sound louder, > just >> like in the orchestra when you have more violins/violas playing the same >> notes. >> >> Ken Gerler >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Schecter" <mark at schecterpiano.com> >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] middle pedal >> >> >> > That, too, for sure. Hi, Tom! >> > >> > -- Mark Schecter >> > >> > >> > >> > On Dec 27, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Tom Gorley <tomgorley88 at sonic.net> wrote: >> > >> >> In the close scrutiny, the damper situation is noticed for the first >> >> time. > >
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