Les, I think the explanation you give in the second paragraph says it all pretty well. To elucidate the point a little, however, part of the problem with cheaper (and , sometimes, not so cheaper pianos) is their lack of consistency. It's (relatively) easy to come up with a beautiful design on a CAD screen. It's another altogether to make the thing work in the "real" world. It's part of why I try, with admittedly mixed success, to view each piano as new to me each time I see it. Just about the time I think I've really got one under control, darned if it doesn't rise up and smite me. Anyway, stick to your guns. I think you nailed it. Horace >Dear List: > >Well, I seem to have stirred up a bunch of framming with the question >about doping hammers. I have several >others.................................................................. >Today's burst of trouble deals with a tuning I did today. I told the >lady, 'Your piano is difficult to tune.", to which she replied, "Yes, I >know. Others have said the same. Why is that so?" And I couldn't answer >her to my satisfaction. It was an 'inferior' piano, but that doesn't >explain anything, since the church where i direct music has an inferior >piano that is an utter delight. "Inharmonicity" is another buzz word >that has a lot of overtones, but often doesn't communicate much. > >The ratio of noise in the piano, relative to the sound of the fundamental >and partials, is quite high. Nothing is really clear. I have heard >other cheaper pianos with the same problems throughout, but some are very >clear. Thus it can't be the "make" of the piano, since it isn't >consistent. > >I would appreciate YOUR discoveries in this realm. > > >Leslie Bartlett M. Mus >Houston Chapter PTG >lesbart@juno.com Horace Greeley hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu "Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. - Oscar Wilde LiNCS voice: 725-4627 Stanford University fax: 725-9942
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