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<DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2>There is a big difference between
foam mattress material and acoustical baffle foam. Recording studios
having been using this material for years to insulate the interior
space against outside noise. Can't say I have ever seen a recording studio
pad the walls with mattress foam. I'm not sure how the
acoustical/physical characteristics plays into the egg crate shape, but it does
contain sound extremely well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2>That being said, any material (be it
foam, blankets, or anything) is going to aid in retarding sound from the bottom
of the piano. The question is how much containment of sound are
you hoping for. We've experimented with just about everything and
for</FONT><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2> the extra money, the high
grade acoustical baffle foam is well worth the extra cost. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:47
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Acoustic foam</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 11/3/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Israel Stein</B> <<A
href="mailto:custos3@comcast.net">custos3@comcast.net</A>> wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>I
am not sure that so called "acoustic foam" is worth the expense.<BR>From
what I read on the results of a "Google" search the concerns<BR>being
addressed are mostly architectural - fire resistance and <BR>appearance.
These are not considerations when installing foam in a<BR>piano - it's out
of sight, and the piano itself is not<BR>fire-resistant... So
next time, try the simple foam mattress - it<BR>will do the job. Or give
your client the choice - are they willing to <BR>pay the extra fifty bucks
for pretty, fire-resistant foam?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>On the job that I
mentioned before, I tried a foam mattress pad that I bought from
Wal-Mart. This was after both top and bottom foam from Edwards was in
place, but it was still too loud. So I drove to Wal-Mart since it was
very close by...it was worth a try just to see if more foam would help.
It made some difference, but not enough. <BR><BR>So I ended up doing the
voicing, which did the trick in conjunction with the foam.<BR><BR>I remember
doing a lot of looking online at acoustic foam after this job. If memory
is correct, it is much thicker than one you can buy for a mattress (at least
at that one WM). And, the acoustic foam is quite a bit denser, which
theoretically will reduce sound more. If it's worth the price difference
might depend on the situation ( i.e., what level of sound reduction is
needed). <BR><BR>But for $20 or so, it would be worth a try if you didn't need
to reduce the volume too much.<BR><BR>JF<BR><BR>I found this out this year,
and it angers me terribly! Did you know that the Federal Reserve is a
private bank controlled by the banking elite for their own benefit?
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