<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RE: Overnite relief</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3013.2600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>The tenor section is braided for that very reason...overring.  Braiding = in this section will not affect the tone whatever...the "whom nobody seems to = know" was the factory worker at Steinway!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original Message----- From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wolfley, Eric (WOLFLEEL) Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:35 AM To: 'caut@ptg.org' Subject: RE: Overnite = relief </DIV> We have a S&S 'D' onstage here that was = braided in that tenor section (by whom nobody seems to know). In looking for more = "sparkle" (or something) in the tenor section, I finally noticed the braiding and = removed it. Of course a sympathetic ringing immediately appeared which I was able to = easily track down to one duplex segment on one note  (G#4, I think). I = muted off that string segment and the ringing ceased. The overall improvement was = not dramatic and may well have been imaginary, but removing the braiding did = seem to bring a bit more "life" to the tone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ = Eric Wolfley, RPT = Head Piano Technician = Cincinnati College Conservatory = of Music University of Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <UL> -----Original Message----- = From:   Mark Cramer [SMTP:cramer@BrandonU.CA] Sent:   Friday, May 12, 2000 10:14 AM To:     CAUT (E-mail) Subject:        = Overnite relief End of February I aksed for (overnite) = advice on how to deal with sympathetic = ringing in the treble section of our recital hall "D."  With the = Egré competition here last week, I finally = found time to thoroughly trouble-shoot the = problem.  Which is kind of like saying "while being chased by a doberman, I finally found time to work on my running technique!"  :>) The ringing is (was) from the tenor = rear duplex section, A3 was singing along = with A5, etc., as I think Newton had suggested.  Braiding the = section off solved this problem, without = noticeable effect (to my hearing) to the overall = resonance of the piano. Thanks for all who offered = suggestions.  Kind of seems a shame to silence this section of the piano though.  It's only doing what it's supposed to, just perhaps a bit too = efficiently. Mark Cramer Brandon University </UL></BODY></HTML>