It was explained to me that the duplex scaling didn't sound "right" with the piano after it was tuned by the tech who suggested weaving the braid or felt, I'm not sure which was used, through the duplex scale/string tails to deaden the sound. It occured to me if this wasn't a normal problem with Pearl River Grands it might be the tech's habit of not pounding his tunings in( I have personal experience having followed him at more than one venue)  that caused the problem. Since I have NO experience with Pearl River pianos, I'm asking those who do. I know there were problems with these pianos in years past but I thought most of it had been ironed out. These pianos are new, less than 6 months old, so I'm looking for recent experience with pianos new within the last year or so. <div>On 8/17/07, Mark Wisner <<a href="mailto:mwisner@earthlink.net">mwisner@earthlink.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div> I do have a fair amount of experience with Pearl River pianos, and I'm happy to help you in any way I can, but I'm not sure what your question is. If your question is why a tech might have woven string braid through the duplex section, it's probably because someone didn't find the sounds that section produced pleasant.....imagine that! Mark Wisner <blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- From: Michael Magness Sent: Aug 17, 2007 9:22 AM To: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank"> pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: Problems With Duplex Scaling Of Pearl River Grands? I am re-posting the question to anyone who has experience with Pearl River Grands of recent(within the last year)manufacture. I have a report of 2 grands on a dealers floor that have duplex scaling that does not "match" with the piano scaling. The non-PTG technician has blocked the string tails where the duplex scaling is with a felt strip woven in. A friend at the dealership has mentioned this to me in a questioning way. I have no experience with Pearl River pianos just the tech's work. I have noticed he doesen't pound his tunings in and am wondering if this is perhaps the cause? -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com </a> email <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank"> mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </blockquote></div></blockquote></div> -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a>