Killer Octave

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: September 08, 2001 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: Killer Octave


>
> Tom,
> This was something Del said he experimented with briefly some years back.
A
> few automotive valve springs are mounted on supports between beams,
> positioned underneath the soundboard along the bridge line, boosting the
> inadequately stiff soundboard up to try to get some tone back. He reported
> some improvement, but apparently nearly got lynched for soundboard heresy
> before he got too far into the research.
>
> Ron N
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He's also written about it at some length on pianotech some months back. No,
I don't remember the subject line.

Del