soundboard springs

[ed440@mindspring.com]

Pianotek is selling a turnbuckle device that connects the belly rail in the
treble to the rim.
It looks somehat like a one armed Mason & hamlin spider.  They make it in a
"B" size and a "D" size.  Bob Marinelli says it does a good job of improving
the treble sustain.
Has anyone on the list tried this device?
Ed Sutton

On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:52:54 -0600 "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net>
wrote:

> 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.
>  
> 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.  
>  
> 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!!
>  
> I'll let you know how it goes.
>  
> dave
> 
> 
> _____________________________
> David M. Porritt
> dporritt@mail.smu.edu
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
> _____________________________