SD-10 Problem

[David M. Porritt]

One other perspective on the "noise" or "added punch" of the front duplex on these pianos.  It depends some on where it is.  In the recital hall, I think it does add some color.  In a recording studio with close miking, the engineers will go crazy.  I have braided off a recording studio SF-10 and they loved it.  In a home or other small room where real "projection" is neither needed nor wanted, (an SD-10 in a home makes a lot of sound) mute it off and make the customer happy.  It is their piano.

dave

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On 10/26/00 at 11:09 AM Charles E Faulk wrote:

>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 
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275