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<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Tim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>thanks
for your mail, I will see this system I heard about next week, and =
send
some comments. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>So it
is that slight uncoupling effect that is the base of the process ? =
Is the
left pedal working the same on these pianos ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002></SPAN><SPAN =
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face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
understand that when a board is tired, it is easier to gain some =
sustain, that
having the board alive again (I mean responsive, multi layered,
etc...)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I'll
follow your idea and have a look at the wapin site =
again.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421364123-07122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002>Are all the systems 3 pin systems (I thought =
of
eventual problems of string riding in the treble because of the front =
vertical
pin) ?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002></SPAN><SPAN =
class=421364123-07122002>Thanks, and best
regards</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002>Till next =
time</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002>Isaac OLEG</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=421364123-07122002> </SPAN><STRONG>Envoyé :</STRONG> =
samedi 7
décembre 2002 03:18<BR><B>À :</B> oleg-i@wanadoo.fr;
CAUT<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: soundboard =
springs<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid">Isaac,<BR><BR>Thank
you for your comments. The Wapin Bridge does not work because of =
three
bridge pins. It is a common mistake. It is the front pin =
that
causes the slight uncoupling of the string to the bridge. The =
middle pin
does nothing but trap.<BR><BR>Perhaps you would like to revisit Wapin. =
Europe seems to be looking for something like Wapin. There =
have
been European rebuilders inquiring about Wapin. I don't have much =
experience
with European pianos, but I understand they have a very short
sustain.<BR><BR>A recently certified US Wapin Installer used a 6' =
Grotian as
his first install. It sits right beside a rebuilt SSB, also =
rebuilt.
He says "the 6' Grotian gives the SSB a run for the money, =
except
in the very low bass". Which is to be expected. A =
previously
short sustain 6' piano now competing against a good 7' SSB? =
<BR><BR>Tim
Coates<BR>Wapin Company LLP<BR><BR>Isaac OLEG wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=midMABBLJGEBJDPJHIACJBAIECODNAA.oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
type="cite">
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color=#0000ff
size=2>Tim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>I
had some inquiries about the Wapin a few years ago, but did not =
spend much
time on that after that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>It
seems evident to me that if the Wapin (3 pins system ?) allow for a =
better
bridge string transmission, even on a tired board that will help a =
lot by
avoiding the lack of efficient pressure (DB) on the
board.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe that the side pressure of the standard pins is not helping =
the
string enough under the impact of the hammer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>I
received some very good comments lately , of the use of the Wapin =
setup in
that case. I will see another setup of the same kind soon (from a =
French
designer).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Isaac OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=069264922-06122002></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> <A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
=
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</A>]<B>D=
e
la part de</B> Tim Coates<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> jeudi 5 =
décembre 2002
13:13<BR><B>À :</B> College and University
Technicians<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: soundboard
springs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Yes. I know there are many out =
there who
refuse to believe it, but Wapin has compensated for a dead =
soundboard many
times. I've experienced it several times. The board =
still
needs to have crown and there needs to be downbearing. =
<BR><BR>I
have considered installing the treble tension resonator on one =
piano.
It has Wapin on the Killer Octave and sounds great were it =
once was
dead. I can hear a slight difference in the entire =
treble
when the air gets dry, though. I think the resonator could =
help the
case and soundboard stay together better in that area. I've =
talked
with some people about the resonators: works for some, doesn't =
work for
others. The idea has been around for years. =
<BR><BR>Tim
Coates<BR>Wapin Company LLP <BR><BR>Richard Brekne =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid3DEFD1CA.FED03368@grieg.uib.no
type="cite"><BR>Tim... are you claiming that the Wapin can =
compensate
for a dead soundboard ?
<P>just curious </P>
<P>RicB </P>
<P>"<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>On 12/4/2002 at 8:12 AM =
Tim Coates
wrote:</FONT></FONT> </P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: =
rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid">Hi
Dave,
<P>I'm dead serious when I say this: you need to =
install
Wapin. It has never failed to fix this problem. =
There is
a pianist who drives from Dallas to Cedar Rapids, IA to =
record
because there is no Wapin SSD in Dallas. It's =
real. It
works. It's cost effective. </P>
<P>You don't have be worried about removing it because it =
didn't
work. </P>
<P>Tim Coates <BR>Wapin Company =
LLP</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, =
Norway
<BR><A
=
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>
<BR><A
=
href="http://home.broadpark.no/%7Erbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.bro=
adpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>
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