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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As David pointed out, amplify and point monitor at
pianist. BUT, a lot of these piano players use the bass section as their DRUM.
They beat on it whether it is loud or not - they beat on it because they use it
as a drum.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have had very good luck with shortening the blow
distance of the bass - tapering the change into the low tenor - and raising
capstans to compensate. Of course, you would also decrease key dip
appropriately. Start with shortening the blow by about a half inch or so. I've
only done this on grand pianos, but you could do it on an upright by removing
the hammer rest felt from the bass section, shimming the rail with wood and
gluing the felt back (or new felt). Or maybe just glue a piece of hammer
rest rail felt to a thin veneer and somehow attach that right over the original
rail felt - making it easy to go back to original if
ever desired. With a shortened blow distance, the player can bash
those bass keys as hard as they want but the hammer strike will make less of an
impact. When you adjust key dip, it is quicker to take a piece of something like
nameboard felt (just something of appropriate thickness - or several
thicknesses), punch a bunch of holes in it for front keypins and lay it over the
keypins of the affected notes - it makes it real easy to remove if you ever want
to.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That make sense?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I love it. I did this a while back at a church.
When done, I went down to the pastors office for my check and she had two blown
speakers from the Leslies of their C3. I gotta make it to one of these services
sometime - I'll bet they really get rockin'! Why am I thinking of the church
scene in The Blues Brothers? :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dporritt@smu.edu href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">David M. Porritt</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 06, 2007 7:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Church breaking wound
strings</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Michelle:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Get them to amplify the piano but there
must be a monitor aimed at the pianist so he/she realizes that it’s loud
enough! I’d also recommend getting a set of bass strings rescaled at a
lower tension.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">dave<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">David M. Porritt,
RPT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><A
href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A
href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Michelle Smith<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, August 06, 2007 5:34
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> '<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Church breaking wound
strings</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi from hot and muggy <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>. I have an
African-American church that is breaking wound strings on an upright
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place> on a
regular basis. (Replaced 5 a few months ago and now they’ve called with
more.) I’m sure they’re aware that they need to back off but it’s just
not going to happen. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is there any kind of amplification
system for uprights that would give them some significant
volume?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’d really like to see them
purchase a digital keyboard (I know Jack Wyatt. It’s NOT a digital
piano!) but the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place> was
donated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Michelle
Smith<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Smith
Piano Service<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">, <st1:State
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">(512)
466-0238</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">michelle@smithpianoservice.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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