Killer Octave

[Tony Caught]

Hi Ron, Tom, Del,

Steinway sustain was the subject line.  April 2001 was the time.

Tony

----- Original Message -----
From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Killer Octave


>
> ----- 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
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> He's also written about it at some length on pianotech some months back.
No,
> I don't remember the subject line.
>
> Del
>