On 11/3/07, Israel Stein <custos3 at comcast.net> wrote: > > > I am not sure that so called "acoustic foam" is worth the expense. > From what I read on the results of a "Google" search the concerns > being addressed are mostly architectural - fire resistance and > appearance. These are not considerations when installing foam in a > piano - it's out of sight, and the piano itself is not > fire-resistant... So next time, try the simple foam mattress - it > will do the job. Or give your client the choice - are they willing to > pay the extra fifty bucks for pretty, fire-resistant foam? > On the job that I mentioned before, I tried a foam mattress pad that I bought from Wal-Mart. This was after both top and bottom foam from Edwards was in place, but it was still too loud. So I drove to Wal-Mart since it was very close by...it was worth a try just to see if more foam would help. It made some difference, but not enough. So I ended up doing the voicing, which did the trick in conjunction with the foam. I remember doing a lot of looking online at acoustic foam after this job. If memory is correct, it is much thicker than one you can buy for a mattress (at least at that one WM). And, the acoustic foam is quite a bit denser, which theoretically will reduce sound more. If it's worth the price difference might depend on the situation (i.e., what level of sound reduction is needed). But for $20 or so, it would be worth a try if you didn't need to reduce the volume too much. JF I found this out this year, and it angers me terribly! Did you know that the Federal Reserve is a private bank controlled by the banking elite for their own benefit? Check out www.themoneymasters.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071104/eb612b67/attachment.html
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