<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C3C490.82049920"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Wim,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Do you have a = <st1:PersonName>Verituner</st1:PersonName>, Cybertuner, or something with a spectrum analyzer?  If you do, = would you take a “before and after” of A4 for me? If you still = have a “thumper” (striker) it helps. We’re interested in the peaks of the first 8 partials. We have a physicist who is helping in some studies. = Thanks.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName>Jim = Busby</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original = Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Friday, December = 12, 2003 2:31 PM To: caut@ptg.org; traylorg@equaltemperament.com Subject: Re: Wim - = pinning? <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> In a message dated 12/12/03 = 1:55:18 PM Central Standard Time, jim_busby@byu.edu = writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> Wim, I'm still interested in knowing how the pinning, seating, and hammer mating were on that S&S. (the new one) Maybe I missed it, but did = you ever find out why it seemed "dead" or whatever they complained = of? I'm interested to know if it was like those we received here and after repinning and other misc. "concert prepping" they came alive. = The repinning especially made a big difference. Don and Ed also mentioned that it needed to be "played in" and = I must admit that we have a fine piano major from Japan that played the = heck out of our B to the tune of about 8 hr.s per day for nearly two = weeks! I'm sure that was a big factor. Let me know if that's what you found too, or if you think it was a mental thing on the artist's part. I still have 6 more to prep. Thanks, Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> <div> Jim  et = all<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> <div> I have not done anything, yet. The majority of posts I got recommended that the piano gets = played. However, when I met with the piano faculty last Tuesday, they = didn't like the idea of graduate students playing the piano. So we're going to move = the piano to the studio of one of the piano faculty, where he will play it = for a couple of months. After I get back from vacation, I am going take the = action and check pinning, lube it, etc.. Then let this guy play it, and see = what the results are. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> <div> The main problem, I think, = is that there is not enough brilliance in the hammers, which is what these = concert artists like. That is the sound they get from the older piano. It has a = lot of "presence." In discussion the problem with the piano faculty, = one of them said she thought the piano was too harsh. But when I said to get = rid of that sound, I would need to voice the hammers down, we all recognized = that that would be opposite of what were trying to achieve. = <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> <div> I'll let everyone know the = results in a couple of months. I know that doesn't help you now, but if you can = get your pianos played by students, I think you're on the right = track.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> <div> Wim = <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p></fo= nt> </div> </div> </body> </html>