Bass bridge question

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calin Tantareanu" <dnu@fx.ro>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: January 25, 2001 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: Bass bridge question


> Thanks to everyone for the answers!
> As for the soundboard, maybe it could be called a "resonator" instead of
> amplifier or transducer, what do you think?
>
>
> Calin Tantareanu
> ----------------------------------------------------

No -- no -- no!

Another step backwards. Yes, soundboards do have resonances -- they must;
they have mass and elasticity, etc. But it would be much better if they did
not. Soundboard resonances are voicing problems. They usually get blamed on
the poor hammer, but their source is the soundboard.

The idea is to diminish individual resonances as much as possible.

I smile (sadly) when I see the video clips of some worker carefully tapping
each board before selecting it of use in a particular soundboard. The
obvious implication to the consumer is that they are carefully selecting the
wood to make the soundboard more 'resonant.' Argh!

Del