<WBR>Henry<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> 808-349-2943<br> www.bleespiano.com<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Dr. Henry Nicolaides <drsnic4@hotmail.com><br> To: caut@ptg.org<br> Sent: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 9:35 am<br> Subject: [CAUT] treble string clarity<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_abd7a16c-eaf6-451d-88e4-1b1d43cdd35a> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_abd7a16c-eaf6-451d-88e4-1b1d43cdd35a .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_2_abd7a16c-eaf6-451d-88e4-1b1d43cdd35a body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</STYLE> <br> <div class=ExternalClass id=MessageBodyText> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_abd7a16c-eaf6-451d-88e4-1b1d43cdd35a .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P{padding:0px;}#AOLMsgPart_2_abd7a16c-eaf6-451d-88e4-1b1d43cdd35a .ExternalClass body.EC_hmmessage{font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}</STYLE> Hi List,<br>  <br> 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.<br>  <br> Thanks for your comments.<br>  <br> Henry Nicolaides<br>  <br> email: <A href="mailto:drsnic4@hotmail.com">drsnic4@hotmail.com</A><br> website:  <A href="http://www.precisionpianotuning.net/" target=_blank>www.precisionpianotuning.net</A><br>  <br> <br> </div> <br> <HR> Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. <A href="http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008" target=_blank>Find Out How</A> = </div> <div id='u8CADB509763549F-7CC-18D6' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"><A title="http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010" href="http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010" target="_blank">Get the MapQuest Toolbar</A>. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More!</FONT> </div>