<div>if changing the hammers don't work then it's the board. Similar sound, but stingy isn't quite the same as the sound of lousy old hard heavy worn overstriking hammers. (pick one or all)</div> <div> </div> <div>keith<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 8, 2007 3:46 PM, Barbara Richmond <<a href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">A model 240 Seiler that I've worked on for years was very nasally and mean<br>sounding. I changed to  lighter and softer hammers.  It sounds a lot better <br>and the nasal quality is gone.  So what's to blame, the hammers or the<br>soundboard?<br><font color="#888888"><br>Barbara Richmond, RPT<br>near Peoria, Illinois<br></font> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br> > Richard Brekne<br>> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 6:44 PM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>; <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a><br>> Subject: [CAUT] Lack of low frequency response <br>><br>> Hi folks.<br>><br>> Just a general question I would like some thoughts on.  What are the<br>> major reasons for a soundboard not having very good low frequency<br>> response.  I've heard several makes from former eastern Europe... <br>> Zimmerman comes to mind right away.... with a particular kind of nasal<br>> sound to their instruments... and I've come to the conclusion that this<br>> sound often corresponds to a panel with poor frequency response under <br>> say... 300 hz.  Like turning down everything below 300 hz on a stereo<br>> system... turning up the midrange... and leaving everything above 2000<br>> hz alone.<br>><br>> I'd appreciate some thoughts on the matter. <br>><br>> Cheers<br>> RicB<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>