<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> Are we suppose to put the pitchlock clamps near the bridge alway= s?   On the Pleyel I was writing about, I just put them up ne= ar the capo bar in the bass section.   Would it be better nea= r the bridge?  Next time I'm there I can make the switch if necess= ary. David I.   <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: Tvak@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Rece= ived: 10/3/2005 6:35:36 AM Subject: Re: pitchlock In a message dated 10/3/05 10:22:29 AM, pcpoulso@pa= cbell.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"><F= ONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">there w= as a noticable loss in tone and volume. This was on a treble note. Have= you noticed any such effect? </BLOCKQUOTE> The Pitchlock g= uy, forgive me but I forget his name, came to our chapter meeting last = year and gave us a demonstration.  He had put a Pitchlock clamp on= one key and asked us to just listen and tell him which one had the cla= mp on.  He played four different notes, repeatedly, loudly and the= n softly, and we then voted on which note had the clamp on.  There= were about 40 techs there that night, and each note got about ten vote= s.  If a roomful of technicians can't tell which note had = the Pitchlock clamp on it, no consumer is going to be able to hear any = difference. I have installed one set on a horrible little consol= e owned by a professional bass player.  There is no question that = the piano sounds cleaner than it did with some of the false beating bei= ng masked by the Pitchlock clamps.  So I waited about two months a= nd then called him to ask how he felt about his piano now; did he notic= e any change in tone color, or sustain, or any other negative?  He= responded that the piano still seemed to be in tune, and sounded great= . >From what I understand, if you position the clamps too clo= sely to the bridge you can get a loss of tone color and sustain, so jus= t be careful in positioning them and in my opinion, you should have no = problems related to lack of sustain or volume, or poor tone. Tom= Sivak Chicago </DIV></BODY></HTML>