<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 6.0.4630.0"> <TITLE>Treble ringing problem</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  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.  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 taped off the speaking length of the = notes above where the dampers end.  The after-ring was totally = gone.  Obviously, I can't put stringing braid in the speaking = length of the top octave and a half - any suggestions?  I'm sure = all pianos have some amount of this, but it seems particularly = distracting on this piano.  The piano doesn't seem overly bright - = but would voicing it down a little be the only way to reduce the = excitement of those upper open strings?  Thanks for any help on = this. Jeff Stickney, RPT University of Montana jpstickney@montanadsl.net </BODY> </HTML>