<WBR>People living in apartment buildings shouldn't throw stones...<br>
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Seriously, there is nothing that can be done to reduce sound, especially with a grand piano. Foam, or other substances, will not reduce the volume of sound. Short of muffling the sound with something directly on the strings, the only solution for the player is to work out some sort of agreement with the other residents on when playing would be acceptable. <br>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
Mililani, Oahu, HI<br>
808-349-2943<br>
Author of: <br>
The Business of Piano Tuning<br>
available from Potter Press<br>
www.pianotuning.com</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Tom Driscoll <tomtuner@verizon.net><br>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 4:31 am<br>
Subject: foam baffles<br>
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<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2> Problem :</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apartment dwelling piano performance major with a small grand is getting complaints from the neighbors .</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can't find any info on sound reduction materials designed for the piano.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did Edwards have some products ?</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Driscoll</FONT></div>
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