Muffling a Baldwin L with a QRS Pianomation 2000CD+

[John Ross]

Oh yes make sure there is sufficient ventilation for the QRS unit, so it 
doesn't overheat.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Samuel Choy" <srchoy at charter.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:05 PM
Subject: Muffling a Baldwin L with a QRS Pianomation 2000CD+


> Hi List,
>
> And happy Thanksgiving for those of us in the U.S.
>
> I'm trying to help a customer make a Baldwin L with a QRS player softer. 
> The problem, I think, is really the acoustics of the room, not the piano. 
> The piano is in a lobby of St Mary's Hospital here in Rochester, MN. The 
> room is made from stone tile from floor to ceiling. It echoes worse than a 
> gymnasium.
>
> For this reason, I really don't want to needle the hammers. To me, it 
> sounds like getting a tattoo to cover a pimple--a permanent solution to a 
> temporary problem.
>
> One stipulation  she put on me too, is that the solution can't be anything 
> that can be seen, such as something that would go over the strings. This 
> is because the piano is in a public area. Anything that can be seen in 
> that room and isn't locked down tends to walk away.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sam Choy
>