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<DIV>In a message dated 5/1/2005 12:44:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
skline@peak.org writes:</DIV>
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=2>Well,
thanks for nothing so far, it seems to me. When I muffled every darned bac=
k
length, I did find that the offending note still stuck out. I think that
muffling too many back lengths can add to the problem, since it quiets dow=
n so
much of the after ring of the other notes, which makes the loud one stand =
out
all the more. The trick is to find out what is reinforcing _only_ the loud=
note. When you muffled the waste lengths, did you get _all_ the long tenor=
ends, even the parts hiding under the plate, so that when you plucked them=
they sounded dull? Sometimes one noisy one is lurking down there ...<BR><B=
R>If
you do manage to quiet down the offender, then the trick will be to remove=
as
much of your muffling as possible, without it starting up again. You don't=
want anything muffled which you don't NEED to stop that one note.<BR><BR>G=
ood
luck ... let us know if you work something out. <BR><BR>Susan
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<DIV>Thanks Susan,</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll see this piano again this week. I'll try doing a more select=
ive
dampening of the waste ends, sep. the long tenor ends. I had considere=
d
that by muting so much, I might be making the offender stand out all the
more. I appreciate your help. I'll be a hero (for a day) if I fi=
x
this!</DIV>
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<DIV>Gordon</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>