Jim, Roger, and Susan, I feel compelled to chime in on this issue. I worked with many, many SF-10's and SD-10's for years. The "noise" coming from the termination pieces is there for a good reason, and muting off the front duplex serves no purpose. Once the piano is in tune, the hammers fitted correctly to the strings and voiced, the SD-10 can "speak" quite clearly and beautifully in the treble range. Getting to that point, however, may require some temporary muting (as Jim stated); but once there the SD-10 is better off without any muting. Another thing that helps to clarify the sound coming from the front duplex is to take a brass rod and tap down the leading edges of the waste string on both sides of the front termination bearing point. This puts a slight bend on the string and eliminates a little of the vibration coming from the steel bearing point. Regards, Charles Faulk RPT Manhattan, KS ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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