On Nov 20, 2007, at 11:18 AM, A440A at aol.com wrote: > Oh yes. The V-pro plates often have very noticeable "gong" sound > to them. I > tune several in recording studios that have a pronouced plate ring > in the 5th > octave. I think it may be one of those things that goes unnoticed > until it > is pointed out, and then, that is all you can hear. (I don't > mention it to the > engineers). > Regards, Ed Foote Absolutely. Yamaha C series instruments are famous (or infamous) for what I've always termed plate resonance, usually around the bottom part of the capo area and on up. If my client doesn't mention it, I don't either, since it's a congenital issue on a small percentage of these pianos. One of the few downsides in an otherwise excellent series of mass-produced grands. xoDA www.davidandersenpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071120/ff46b627/attachment.html
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