Remember shaving the top damper originated with early Mason & Hamlin's, Yamaha copied. James James Grebe Est. 1962 Piano Tuner-Technician Creator of Custom Caster Cups Creator of fine Writing Instruments Pump Organ & Plyr Piano benches Table Timepieces Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian www.grebepiano.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 (314) 608-4137 Become what you believe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:54 AM Subject: [pianotech] Dampers in the high treble/more volume,was middle pedal >I have been watching this thread of comments and yes, I have had on >occasion, calls on the notes not damping in the treble and especially the >first treble note after the dampers stop. It even becomes more prominent, >as someone has already commented, after tuning and all the strings are able >to vibrate to the overtones of tenor strings being played. > > Yamaha helped that not be a problem by cutting the last damper so it only > damps two of the three strings. > > Another comment I have had is that after tuning the piano is "louder". I > explain that before tuning, all of the strings are playing at different > frequencies, so do not re-enforce the primary frequency of the primary > note. With all unisons resounding to the same frequency, they sound > louder, just like in the orchestra when you have more violins/violas > playing the same notes. > > Ken Gerler > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Schecter" <mark at schecterpiano.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:19 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] middle pedal > > >> That, too, for sure. Hi, Tom! >> >> -- Mark Schecter >> >> >> >> On Dec 27, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Tom Gorley <tomgorley88 at sonic.net> wrote: >> >>> In the close scrutiny, the damper situation is noticed for the first >>> time. >
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