<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ed,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Check the rear duplexes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Roger Gable</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=edwcarw@yahoo.com href="mailto:edwcarw@yahoo.com">Ed Carwithen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Piano List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 08, 2011 1:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] after ring</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>I have a problem I haven't been able to solve.  The piano is a Mason & Hamlin, probably 15 years old, and there is a very strong after ring especially in the middle range of the piano, from C3-C5.  The dampers are good, and have plenty of pressure on the strings.  I have tried to damp off all the bass strings and the ring is unaffected.  Even when I have damped off virtually the entire piano, it still rings.  The piano is in good condition, the pedals are adjusted correctly.  Everything seems to be working fine, but I can't make any headway on the ring.  Any thoughts?????</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ed Carwithen</DIV> <DIV>John Day, OR</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>