[CAUT] What the.....?

[David Love]

My guess is faulty reasoning to liven a set of dead bass strings.  Probably
made no difference but at that point taking them out was too much hassle.
One can't assume that bazaar things done to pianos were for a good reason or
even produced a better result.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of mick
johnson
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 6:25 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: [CAUT] What the.....?

 

 I assumed downbearing too, so I pulled out the rocker gauge and was
surprised to find good downbearing throughout the entire piano. Didn't check
for crown though.

It may have been an improvement decades ago, but those strings were dead. I
played across the pinned and non-pinned areas with my eyes closed, listening
very closely for any 

tonal improvement, but was consistent. Consistently poor, but consistent. As
for measuring the harmonic envelope, maybe on the next visit, or if it ends
up in my home shop.



-- 
Mick Johnson, R.P.T.
University of Nebraska, Kearney
Kearney, NE
308-237-9264

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