[pianotech] Damping issue

[Duane McGuire]

Thanks all for your insights.

Joe, yes.  I have leveled the strings.

I'll get back to this piano tonight and let you know what does it.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Duane McGuire <biz at duanemcguire.com> wrote:
> Thanks all for your insights.
>
> Joe, yes.  I have levelled the strings.
>
> I'll get back to this piano tonight and let you know what does it.
>
> On Jul 19, 2011 10:00 AM, "John Ross" <jrpiano at eastlink.ca> wrote:
>> Try a piece of fishing line or string in the spllt, it will spread it
>> minimally.
>> Possibly deepen the split as well with a razor blade.
>> John Ross
>> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>> On 2011-07-19, at 11:44 AM, Duane McGuire wrote:
>>
>>> I'm working on a 4' 8" Pearl River.
>>>
>>> F#3 and G#3 seem to dampen the fundamental and lower partials well.
>>> For each of these notes the 5th partial rings with many seconds of
>>> sustain after the damper falls. Interestingly, it is the right
>>> string in each of these that is sounding the 5th partial so clearly.
>>> These are split dampers.
>>>
>>> I don't know if this is a "damper problem", or if I'm looking at
>>> something else. Other notes in the section dampen well.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Duane McGuire
>>> 801-830-5858
>>> http://www.mcguirepiano.com
>>
>



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