<!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> I was talking about = braiding on the rear duplex section in the tenor (as was Mark). I've = never seen that section braided from the factory, but have seen it a = few times on pianos which have been rebuilt. -E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley, = RPT Head Piano = Technician Cincinnati College = Conservatory of Music University of = Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <UL> -----Original Message----- From:   David Ilvedson [SMTP:ilvey@jps.net] Sent:   Friday, May 12, 2000 2:02 PM To:     caut@ptg.org Subject:       = RE: Overnite relief 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! David I. -----Original Message----- From: owner-caut@ptg.org [<A = HREF="mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org">mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org</A>]= On = Behalf Of Wolfley, Eric = (WOLFLEEL) Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:35 AM To: 'caut@ptg.org' Subject: RE: Overnite relief 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         -----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>