The reason the bass hammers are excluded from the "rinky-tink" system is that the metal tab (or tack) will beat through the rather soft copper bass string windings, producing a completely different and annoying effect. >>> pianoman@accessus.net 01/17/03 17:29 PM >>> None of the old rinky tink attachments had anything but a felt mute in the bass so the treble would stand out. James Grebe Piano Tuner-Technician Established 1962 Artisan of Wooden Artifacts such as: Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups Handsome Hardwood Piano Benches Handsome Hardwood Tuning Levers 314 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:32 PM Subject: Honky Tonk attachment > List, > > The SF Ballet is going to do a ballet based on a Scott Joplin piece > and they want a honky tonk sound. I've looked in Schaff and they > have a device but it doesn't cover the bass notes. Question: has > anyone tried this and are the bass notes a problem for the honky > tonk sound, i.e. with the angle of the strings etc? This may be all I > can get? They have new Yamahas and I'm not poking any tacks in > the hammers...;-] > > Any ideas... > > David I. > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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