<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mike,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find the doink sound usually is more = pronounced than the aging wire sound and is sometimes related to the position of = the unison on the bridge in relation to the ribs. Sometimes voicing in combination = with string seating and adding weight to a spot on the bridge between the = ribs will increase the mass and make some improvement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Touching the tip a brass rod to = different places along the bridge may identify where weight could be added. Jiffy weights = are what I use and are easily moved to find correct location then a spot of = glue to keep them from becoming loose.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mkurta@adelphia.net = href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">Mike Kurta</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> Monday, October 07, 2002 = 8:15 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: L.O.S.S.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Does it have = something to do with brittleness of wire after its been in use?  Work hardening, etc?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike = Kurta</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 07, = 2002 9:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: L.O.S.S.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 10/6/02 9:44:53 PM Central Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">If anyone has an idea, I'd be interested to understand = why one perfectly good <BR>brand new string vibrates better than the one = right next to it. <BR><BR>Tom Sivak <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Tom = <BR><BR>As Jon indicated, it has nothing to do with the strings. It is a = voicing problem. Unless this is a Steinway, the best way to get more sustain = out of these hammers is to deep needle at about 10 and 2 o'clock. = <BR><BR>To get more equal sustain in the 5th and 6th octaves, as a sample I use a = note just past where the dampers end. Using a sharp blow, listen for the = sustain. To get that same sound, I use the sustonuto to hold up the last 6 - 10 = dampers, and give each note the same sharp blow. I voice each hammer to get = the same sustain on all of these notes. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>