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<DIV>In a message dated 12/4/2003 1:07:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, DMannino=
@kawaius.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
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0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Original me=
ssage ----------------------------------------><BR>From: <</SPAN></FON=
T><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=mailto:PNOTNR@aol.com href="m=
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=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">><BR>To: <</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=mailto:caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg=
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AN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=
=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ans=
i-language: EN-GB">><BR>Received: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:30:26 EST<BR>Subject=
: Harsh clanging bass</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2=
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i-language: EN-GB"><BR>We have a Baldwin SD, about 6 years old. Recent=
ly the piano teacher mentioned that the bottom octave and a half develops a =
very harsh percussive sound when notes are repeated at forte or louder. =
; An inital attack sounds okay, and the pinning seems similar to =
the rest of the instrument, (although I didn't measure the flanges).</SPAN><=
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=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ans=
i-language: EN-GB">What can I look for as a cause of this problem? Tha=
nks.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-=
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040> <FONT=
size=4>Gordon</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Un=
level strings or unmated hammers or both. Some of that kind of sound is a no=
rmal phenomena because on repeated notes the strings are phasing however the=
y wish. If the hammers are flat on top or just harder it exacerbates the pro=
blem, no what I mean.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Dale</FO=
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