<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2651.67"> <TITLE>RE: Overnite relief</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> 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>