Henry My first inclination on both of these instruments is to voice the hammers, not change the strings.?Baldwins are notorious for having a weak upper treble, and if not voiced properly, the B will also have problems you describe, unless the hammers are "brought up" with lacquer. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Honolulu, HI 808-349-2943 www.bleespiano.com Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Henry Nicolaides <drsnic4 at hotmail.com> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 9:35 am Subject: [CAUT] treble string clarity Hi List, ? I have tuned several concert instruments?lately that has brought this question to my mind again.? Since I have rebuilt/restrung over the years I have some perspective but am wondering what you think and if there is any ideas for remedy, short of replacing the offending strings.? One of the pianos is a 20 year old SD10 and the other is a "newer" Steinway B.? The clarity and brilliance begins to fall apart towards the top,?around C6 and gets worse?going?to C8.? The top treble was significantly sharp, "overstreched" to my ears and by measurement upwards of 50 cents.? Has this contributed to the the breakdown of the string which would cause this?? And, is the remedy to replace the offending strings?? My experience tells me I may need to do so.? The hammers are not too hard.? I get the same effect whether striking with the hammer or plucking at the strike point.? Any thoughts?? Both pianos are used in performance. ? Thanks for your comments. ? Henry Nicolaides ? email: drsnic4 at hotmail.com website:? www.precisionpianotuning.net ? Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find Out How = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080902/8e9cefc3/attachment.html
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