after-ring

[Howard S. Rosen]

I agree with John Elving's post. If you cover a large section of bass
strings with your left hand, you will find that the after ring is reduced.
This kind of leakage will be remedied by replacement of entire bass
dampers. 

Howard S. Rosen, RPT
Boynton Beach, Florida

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> From: JElving@aol.com
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: after-ring
> Date: Friday, November 07, 1997 6:38 PM
> 
> In a message dated 97-11-07 15:14:30 EST, Leslie Bartlett wrote:
> 
> << I sort of tuned a Kimball console this morning that had a slight
>  "after-ring" when playing A-440.  All dampers "seemed" to be mating the
>  strings correctly. When I pushed the A-440 damper tightly against the
>  three strings, it did NOT diminish the after ring. I went up-n-down the
>  strings, placing hand on them, hoping to find the offending note, but
>  didn't.
>   >>
> 
> Les -
> 
> Sounds like you have an extreme case of *ring around the piano*. Try
muting
> all the strings of the piano at the same time, and then play the note. If
you
> still have after-ring, drop back ten yard and punt! All seriousness
aside,
> try muting all the bass strings at the same time to see if that helps.
I've
> found that the Kimballs are full of rings, but they are usually cubic
> zirconium!
> 
> John Elving, RPT
> San Leandro, CA
> JElving@aol.com