damper after ring?

Avery Todd atodd@UH.EDU
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 18:39:09 -0600


Jim,

   What are "loops". I understand what you're saying, but I'm not familiar
with that term.

Avery

>However, you are on the right track.  You DO need to move the dampers a
>little to get off of the nodes and more onto the loops.  I think it was
>just a matter of terminology on your part.
>
>Sometimes on a vertical piano when the dampers do not sit level on the
>strings, you can hear a harmonic over-ring.  Dampers should be placed
>such that some odd numbered loops are covered and some even numbered
>loops are covered.  If the damper is tilted too much, one or the other
>of the partials will ring on.
>
>Jim Coleman, Sr.

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