L.O.S.S.

[Don]

Hi,

Some companies have done this in the past--for example the Baldwin 6000
upright--so be skeptical--all you want.

At 06:40 PM 10/7/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Any other comment from anyone about attaching weights to the bridge? I'm
>skeptical, but if there are any success stories about this method I'd be
>interested to hear them.
>Thanks,
>Keith Jones
>
>At 08:58 AM 10/7/2002 -0600, you wrote: 
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>> I find the doink sound usually is more pronounced than the aging wire sound
>> and is sometimes related to the position of the unison on the bridge in
>> relation to the ribs. Sometimes voicing in combination with string seating
>> and adding weight to a spot on the bridge between the ribs will increase
the
>> mass and make some improvement.
>> Touching the tip a brass rod to different places along the bridge may
>> identify where weight could be added. Jiffy weights are what I use and are
>> easily moved to find correct location then a spot of glue to keep them from
>> becoming loose.
>> Joe Goss
>> <mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com>imatunr@srvinet.com
>> <http://www.mothergoosetools.com/>www.mothergoosetools.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net>Mike Kurta 
>>> To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech 
>>> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:15 AM 
>>> Subject: Re: L.O.S.S.
>>>
>>>     Does it have something to do with brittleness of wire after its
been in
>>> use?  Work hardening, etc? 
>>>     Mike Kurta 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <mailto:Wimblees@aol.com>Wimblees@aol.com 
>>> To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org 
>>> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:57 AM 
>>> Subject: Re: L.O.S.S.
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/6/02 9:44:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
>>> <mailto:Tvak@aol.com>Tvak@aol.com writes: 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has an idea, I'd be interested to understand why one perfectly
>>>> good 
>>>> brand new string vibrates better than the one right next to it. 
>>>>
>>>> Tom Sivak 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom 
>>>
>>> As Jon indicated, it has nothing to do with the strings. It is a voicing
>>> problem. Unless this is a Steinway, the best way to get more sustain
out of
>>> these hammers is to deep needle at about 10 and 2 o'clock. 
>>>
>>> To get more equal sustain in the 5th and 6th octaves, as a sample I use a
>>> note just past where the dampers end. Using a sharp blow, listen for the
>>> sustain. To get that same sound, I use the sustonuto to hold up the last
>6 -
>>> 10 dampers, and give each note the same sharp blow. I voice each hammer to
>>> get the same sustain on all of these notes. 
>>>
>>> Wim 
>>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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