high treble ringing

[antares]

Hi Chris,

I react, but have no answer.
That means I thought about it but have no clue.
So maybe do tell him to get over it.

Friendly greetings,

André Oorebeek,
Amsterdam

> From: "Christopher D. Purdy" <purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 11:09:08 -0400
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: high treble ringing
> 
> List,
> 
> The pianist giving a recital here tomorrow evening has a problem with one
> note ringing in the treble.  He says that the G5 damper rings after release
> but I tracked it down to a sympathetic vibration at G6.  G6 is the first
> string without a damper (Bosendorfer 275) and it does ring more noticeably
> than it's neighbors.  I checked string seating on the bridge and even
> monkeyed with the tuning but got no noticeable change.
> 
> Since this is the speaking length ringing and since that's what it's
> supposed to do, is there anything else I can do that may decrease this or
> do I tell him to get over it?  Any suggestions?
> 
> chris
> 
> -Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.
> -School of Music, Ohio University
> -Athens, OH  45701
> -mailto:purdy@ohio.edu
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