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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I have some input into the subject of
'ringing dampers'.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Some of the North American pianos, of the
earlier part of the 20th century, had dampers that were not as efficient
also.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>They had terms like resonant whatever. They
liked the 'ring', in those days.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Just because a piano was manufactured, as
the birdcage etc., with an after ring, does not mean that we have to stick with
that. The customer should not have to put up with this after ring, if they don't
like it, just because that is the way the piano was 'meant' to
be.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>If we can modify, or reduce this 'noise',
then we should.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>This German piano I tuned recently, was a
birdcage, Ibach I think, had a minimal after ring, so the birdcage, can
obviously be made to have a more efficient damper system.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=741662027@theshusters.org href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy
Shuster</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">An open list for piano technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lovely OverDamper
Piano</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wow, that's surprising. I thought it was a deficiency
of modern upright dampers that they don't damp (not dampen! :-) near the
strike point, like grand dampers do.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lovely OverDamper
Piano</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>...the closer you get to the string termination the less
effective the damper will be to absorb the vibrating energy. This fact was
established in the time of around 1850 or so. Sooooooo, again, The Over Ring
IS intentional and should only be moderated, NOT eliminated, because it is
impossible, given the action geometry & physical characteristics.
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