"Oval or Round Shanks" or to bend or not to bend

[Richard Moody]

This must happen to me most of  the time since I have a habit of
keeping the damper pedal down way too much.

Richard D'pedaler

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> From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: "Oval or Round Shanks" or to bend or not to bend
> Date: Friday, September 05, 1997 10:16 AM
> 
> Has anyone out there thought about the possibility that an
undampered
> wire that is vibrating sympathetically due to overtones created by
other
> struck wires could possibly be struck at the "wrong time" in their
> vibrational pattern?  Put another way - assume that the wire only
is
> symp. vibrating in an up and down pattern and the hammer that
strikes
> that wire hits it in the lower half of its downward travel. 
Wouldn't
> that somewhat dampen the wire, therefore reducing the intensity of
sound
> energy coming from that wire?  Maybe this is the "nth" degree of
> splitting hairs, but I am curious as to if it really happens.  Just
some
> "Friday" thought for those of you on this thread.
> 
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> John Fortiner
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> pianoserv440@juno.com