"killer octave:

[Richard Brekne]

Sure thing.. I will be useing RCT... so if you have any prefered way of
measuring, or any such particulars let me know.

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: "killer octave:
>
> > I would be glad to help out with measuring any data you need for your
> inquiries
> > Ron. I have 17 good to excellent quality grands, and 26 varying quality
> > uprights at my disposal for very frequent measurements at the university.
> You
> > just tell me what you want measured, and I'll send it along to you. I have
> the
> > RCT, and Tunelab to work with in this regard.
> >
> > Hope you had a nice Christmas.
> ---------------------------------
>
> I will be very interested to see if you find the "killer-octave"
> phenomena -- percussive attack, rapid decay, short sustain, etc. -- in any
> of the vertical pianos.  For a variety of reasons it is much easier to
> design a good treble section in a vertical piano than it is in a grand.
>
> Del