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DIV>Dan Franklin wrote in response to my post<BR><BR>>REAR DUPLEXES<BR=
>><BR>>Dale, it appears to me you have got back to the courtroom a =
little tardy. The<BR>>verdict has been issued and the only problem is:=
the judge wasn't there. YOU<BR>>are the judge.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV=
> <DIV> Dan</DIV> <DIV>Frankly Dan I find this remark More than A li=
ttle condescending. I'll support your right to your opinion b=
ut please don't bash my right to question a system than has inherent weak=
nesses and detriments to tone such as the tuned front duplex systems were=
are currently discussing about on the list. I did say that I had an open=
mind on the subject and my original comments were primarily about =
detuned front duplexes. Yes I am the judge in my shop and I'm always ques=
tioning why if the front tuned duplex system is so grand that I/We spend =
so much time trying to mitigate its inherent propensity to buzz and rob e=
nergy from the speaking length. I think the evidence presented on this li=
st by passionate thinking people gives me cause to think outside the box&=
nbsp;concerning the tuned front duplex system. To ignore it would be clos=
ed minded.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ron Overs wrote <BR><BR>We m=
ust all be the judge. Dale has heard our piano haven't you Dale?<BR>What =
did you think about the top end of our piano at Reno? It was<BR>front det=
uned and rear tuned. Dan you also mentioned Paul Monachino.<BR>He also sa=
w our piano (our stand was right next to Mason and<BR>Hamlin's), though I=
am not sure if we discussed the detuning of the<BR>front duplex. I remem=
ber him commenting on our rear duplex being<BR>tuned.<BR></DIV> <DIV>&nbs=
p;To Ron Overs</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Yes I did hear the pi=
ano and it was truly an amazingly clean and lively sounding piano/ forte =
without the usual trash sound in the trebles. I call it power without noi=
se!!!! To say it was impressive is an understatement and it spoke vo=
lumes about the effective use detuned front duplexes.</DIV> <DIV> </=
DIV> <DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>&nbs=
p; Ron O wrote</DIV> <DIV>Dan, as a postscript to this post, please=
understand that I am not<BR>directing any of the above comments to you p=
ersonally. I actually<BR>think I agree with what you have written to date=
about tuning the<BR>rear duplex. Also you acknowledge in your post that =
you have done<BR>little work on the front duplex. But after doing tests i=
n August<BR>2000, I am now completely against the concept of tuning the f=
ront<BR>duplexes. While it is possible to hear and tune the rear lengths,=
the<BR>front lengths are just noise. Such a percussive attack on the fro=
nt<BR>end of the tone might suit those who are little hard of hearing, bu=
t<BR>those who can still hear adequately at 4K, a noisy font duplex can b=
e<BR>a nasty business.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Ron O<BR>--<BR>__________=
____________________<BR><BR>Website: http://www.overspianos.com.au<=
BR>Email: mailto:ron@overspiano=
s.com.au<BR>______________________________<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>