<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Generator> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK= href="cid:filelist.xml@01C40A89.C38A13E0"= rel=File-List><o:SmartTagType name="time"= namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:Sm= artTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName"= namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:Sm= artTagType><o:SmartTagType name="date"= namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:Sm= artTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple= link=blue> <DIV class=Section1> Well, I guess I can't say he doesn't know= beans anymore...;-]   David I.   ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: Jim Busby= <<A= href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">jim_busby@byu.edu</A>> To:= College and University Technicians <<A= href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>> Received:= Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:33:47 -0700 Subject: RE: Treble ringing= problem Hi all,<o:p></o:p> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dean= Garten uses 2 or 3 small narrow bean bags to mute off= sections/areas. It helps you find problems and works well to= temporarily mute the upper strings while tuning. Before= threading braid this is a quick way to diagnose and it really= does aid in tuning to “shut off” the upper= section.<o:p></o:p> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName>Jim Busby</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p> -----Original Message----- <SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: caut-bounces@ptg.org= [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kline <SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:= <st1:date Year="2004" Day="13" Month="3"><FONT= face=Tahoma size=2>Saturday, March 13, 2004</st1:date><FONT= face=Tahoma size=2> <st1:time Minute="43" Hour="9"><FONT= face=Tahoma size=2>9:43 AM</st1:time> To:= College and University Technicians <SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: RE: Treble ringing= problem <o:p> </o:p> At 08:21 AM= 3/13/2004 -0700, you wrote: <o:p></o:p> I think I'll start with stringing braid in= the duplex in the mid and upper range (not the top= section).  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Don't forget to investigate the= backlength of the long tenor strings. If you pluck them and= hear the same sounds as the after-ring they may be= contributing to it. If you wrap a whole bunch of the= waste lengths on the piano you can really gut the character= of the sound. There's a happy medium there someplace.= Susan<o:p></o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML>