Bass Overtones

[Bruce Gibson Piano Technician]

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Thanks Alan.=20
I might give it a try.
Regards,
Bruce
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  From: Alan Barnard=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:01 PM
  Subject: Re: Bass Overtones


  Uh.... please note: The sandbag thing was meant, I'm sure, as =
diagnostic only, not as a repair.=20

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, Missouri


    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Bruce Gibson Piano Technician=20
    To: staff@smithpiano.com;Pianotech
    Sent: 05/30/2005 10:18:02 PM=20
    Subject: Re: Bass Overtones


    Thanks Brad.

    I really appreciate your suggestion. It's, frankly, the best one =
yet. One person suggested I place sand bags on the back stringing. =
Another suggeted that I could fool around with the scaling. This could =
be a very expensive proposition, given that I don't make my own bass =
strings. Seems like a bit of a hit or miss approach to me.

    Do the couplers actually stay put on the speaking length side of the =
bass strings?=20

    Cheers,

    Bruce Gibson
    Piano Technician

    Cell - 306.221.3786
    Fax - 306.955.3725
    bruce@bgpianotech.com
    www.bgpianotech.com


      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Brad Smith=20
      To: Pianotech=20
      Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 PM
      Subject: RE: Bass Overtones


      Hi Bruce,=20
      Try some of Scott Jones, Pitch Lock string couplers.=20
      You will be amazed at how they clean up bass string noises in =
bi-chords.=20
      http://www.pitchlock.com

      It took me several years before I would even stop to check them =
out at conventions, etc.=20
      Try it on some wrangly bass bi-chords.=20

      Best regards,=20

      Brad Smith, RPT=20
       www.smithpiano.com=20
       =20

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Bruce Gibson Piano Technician =
[mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com]
        Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:47 AM
        To: pianotech@ptg.org
        Subject: Bass Overtones


        Hello everyone.

        Bruce Gibson in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada here.

        I have a client who has a Kawai RX-2. We changed the bass =
strings to GC Piano Co. strings because the client was complaining about =
obnoxious overtones. Many of the offending overtones are still there.=20

        Any suggestions as to how I might go about eliminating them, or =
at very least reducing them. I've tried voicing the hammers...with not =
audible change.

        Look forward to your input.

        Thank you.

        Bruce
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