<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Treble ringing problem</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> on 3/12/04 7:09 AM, Jeff Stickney at jpstickney@montanadsl.net wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> All,        I have a customer with a Yamaha C2 with an interesting problem.  Most= of the notes in the mid to upper range have a high harmonic after-ring. &nb= sp;Since the duplex is open from the mid-range up, I put some tape on it to = see if that was the culprit.  It had little effect.  Finally, I ta= ped off the speaking length of the notes above where the dampers end.  = The after-ring was totally gone.  Obviously, I can't put stringing brai= d in the speaking length of the top octave and a half - any suggestions? &nb= sp;I'm sure all pianos have some amount of this, but it seems particularly d= istracting on this piano.  The piano doesn't seem overly bright - but w= ould voicing it down a little be the only way to reduce the excitement of th= ose upper open strings?  Thanks for any help on this. <BR= > Jeff Stickney, RPT University of Montana jpstickney@montanadsl.net <= BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> Jeff, Aliquots usually cause this and may be taped. However your experiment indic= ates to me that a different stretch may change things. Dan Gurnee, Retired U. tech. </BODY> </HTML>