[pianotech] new board evaluation

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Knot type? length of wire from hitch to bridge?
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] new board evaluation


>
> > Hello list,
> > Trying to evaluate my first new board is interesting.
> > In particular is the lo bass.
> > I feel there is great sustain but is lacking in tone definition - the
> > usual lowest three notes.
> > Voicing and weighting the hammers has helped a great deal and it really
> > sounds good but not great.
> > It is curious to watch the lowest A string after a fff hammer blow - the
> > vibrations are visible on the string and remain visible after the
> > audible tone decays and becomes inaudible.
> > Is this a clear sign that the board is too stiff in that part of the
piano?
> > If I can still see the string moving with no sound is it reasonable to
> > assume that more sustain and possibly better tone definition could be
> > had if some part of the design were altered?
> > Gene
>
>
> What size piano? What's the back scale length of A-0?
> Cantilevered bridge? Bass rescaled? What's the core diameter
> of A-0? What "design" board did you build?
> Ron N
>