<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Maybe the pitchlock couplers would = help?  I haven't tried 'em... <A href="http://www.pitchlock.com">www.pitchlock.com</A>.  Braid off = more non-speaking-length string segments?  (There can't be a rear = duplex, can there?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">A quick fix for rock-hammers-that-make-your-ears-bleed is a couple of drops of 80 proof = vodka on each strike point, and let 'em sit overnight without being = played.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I've seen pianos with foam stuck between = every other unison in the top two plate sections, taking 'em down from = trichords to bichords, just so they won't scream so wildly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Probably the customer doesn't here it as = badly as we do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">(Got through the whole thing with all = serious suggestions!  Whew!  Sorry we didn't have time to swap stories = in KC!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>