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<DIV><SPAN class=031240521-04122003><FONT
color=#000080>Gordon,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031240521-04122003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031240521-04122003><FONT color=#000080>I'm not =
sure,
but the letoff might be too close.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031240521-04122003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=031240521-04122003><FONT color=#000080>Don
Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: =
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mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">><BR>Received:
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:30:26 EST<BR>Subject: Harsh clanging
bass</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN =
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have a Baldwin SD, about 6 years old. Recently the piano teacher =
mentioned that the bottom octave and a half develops a very harsh =
percussive
sound when notes are repeated at forte or louder. An =
inital
attack sounds okay, and the pinning seems similar to the rest of the
instrument, (although I didn't measure the =
flanges).</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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can I look for as a cause of this problem? =
Thanks.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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