Hi Susan, One of the most magnificent pianos I ever heard was a Mason and Hamlin 9 foot. I was amazed at how wonderful it sounded. I was also *very* shocked when I looked and saw that the front scaling had been muted off in the two treble sections. I have always wondered, when it sounded *so* lovely with the duplex muted, how much *more* might have been *had* from it. At 10:39 PM 10/25/2000 -0700, you wrote: >At 10:58 PM 10/25/2000 -0600, Roger wrote: > >>Muting the forward duplex, greatly reduces the projection, the groove in >>the forward bar, reduces sustain and power. > >With the SD10 I work on, I have used no muffling at all in the duplex >wire itself, but there is a thin strip of felt under the strings near >the grooved section, on the tuning pin side. I also loaded the grooves >with graphite (from a 6B pencil) which improved rendering and, I think, >the tone as well, though I'm not sure why it would. > >I feel that if one gets the termination piece surface good, and gets fresh >wire against the bearing and bridge pins, one shouldn't need to muffle >the duplex by weaving things into it. The tone is a lot more interesting, >IMHO, if the duplex is free. > >Susan > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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