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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try threading a bit of yarn through the =
speaking
length, right next to the bridge. If it's right next to the bridge =
pins
and is just tight enough to stay in place, it won't choke the tone, but =
will
take care of a lot of those extraneous zingers. You can experiment =
with
types & thicknesses of yarn, & how tight you tie it (has to be =
tied or
vibration will work it out) to see what works. May not do the job =
for
your, but it's quick, cheap & instantly reversible. It may =
need to be
checked & pushed back on occasion to see that it doesn't =
migrate too
far into the speaking length.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
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href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">David M.
Porritt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 28, =
2004 11:25
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Ringing =
strings</DIV>
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<P>We purchased 2 new "B"s last spring. Both of them suffer from =
what
appears to be damper after ring but in reality is sympathetic =
vibrations on
the open strings E6 & above. It is most pronounced on A4 - =
E5 with
all of them energizing the note of the 3rd partial. (G#4 is fine =
because D#6
has a damper and above E5 it just tapers off with the less acoustic =
power of
those higher notes). On one of them C5 is particularly =
bad. If I
put my finger on the open string G6 damping is very good. </P>
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<P>Does anyone have a good fix? I've talked to Steinway and they =
don't
have one.</P>
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<P>dave</P>
<P><BR>__________________________________________</P>
<P>David M. Porritt, RPT</P>
<P>Meadows School of the Arts</P>
<P>Southern Methodist University</P>
<P>Dallas, TX 75275</P>
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href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></P>
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