----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: May 06, 2003 10:38 AM Subject: Re: Baldwin Accujust Hitch Pins-waste end ringing, cacophony. > I tune an SF grand for a big church here. I suspect > that the nasty, raspy, ringing, cacophonous, breathy > death-rattles from the high treble are due to the > undampened string between the bridge rear and the > Accujusts (TM). > I would like to weave some braid in there. > Questions: > 1) Should I? (duh) You can if you like. Though the problem is likely to be at the other end. > 2)Why did anyone design a piano with ringing > waste ends that bear no mathematical relation to the > speaking length, beyond what was determined by a > convenient place to drill a hitch pin hole in the > plate? > Thump There are a variety of reasons for this. Most of them have already been discussed on this list. Try muting them out and see what happens. Both the SF-10 and the SD-10 have more of a problem with the front termination piece, however. Del
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