soundboard springs

[Jorgensen, Michael L]

Hi David,
      I would double-triple check that some foreign object isn't wedged between the plate and the board in some invisible place.
Just a thought.   
-Mike

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> From: 	David M. Porritt
> Reply To: 	College and University Technicians
> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 4, 2002 7:52 PM
> To: 	caut@ptg.org
> Subject: 	soundboard springs
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> I've been inspired!  I have a client, a university in East Texas that has a 5 year old "D" that is dead.  Sustain is gone.  I have a "B" and a "D" here that are 9 years old.  The "B" is not dead yet, but the vultures are circling.
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> I read in the archives again last night the post from Del of April 2001 on putting the sounding board springs in.  I've ordered the springs from McMaster and I've remembered I have some nice "L" shaped maple that can serve as the mounts for the system.  This maple had a former life as damper lifter trays.  
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> I hope to be able to bring a little life to our two pianos here, then try it on the East Texas piano.  When you think about $200,000 worth of less than 10 year old pianos in this shape, you really want to do something, anything!  I like the fact that I can just remove the additional apparatus if this doesn't make an improvement.  If I do it over winter break and it doesn't work, no one will ever know.  If it does work, I'll make sure everybody knows!!
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> I'll let you know how it goes.
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> dave
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> David M. Porritt
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> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
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