<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe's post brings up = mating points. If the hammer and damper felts are very hard,the pitch raise may change them. You may have not noticed it before as they were = "comfortable".After the raise the partials will 'sing',and not damp properly. This is = noticeable in older pianos that have not been mantained properly. Hammer = voicing/filing and damper regulation/replacement may be in order.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hubert Liverman</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuner/tech</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Opelika,AL</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe = And Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 06, 2005 = 10:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: First Pitch = Raise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You do not tell us how much the pitch = raise was.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find that a pitch raise of over 50 = cents, will change the string level, so that the dampers may not mate with the new = level of the strings, Add to that the higher tension will give the strings = more energy in reserve, so that when struck with the hammer, the string may = not stop its vibration as quickly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try this, on a piano that is way = under pitch (50 cents or more,)  using a string level, </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>find a note that IS LEVEL near as you can to the = strike point. Now bring the note up to pitch and recheck the level of the strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 05, = 2005 7:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: First Pitch = Raise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff = 2px solid"> <P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I did raise the dampers while I strip muted.</FONT></FONT></P> <P>Matthew</P> <P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT></FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">   <BR><BR>However, here's = something that you might actually have done to cause this.  If you don't raise = the damper pedal when you put in your strip mute, you can compress the = damper felt.   This could cause the problem.<BR><BR>Tom Sivak<BR>Chicago PTG Associate</FONT><FONT face=Geneva = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT><BR><BR>Matthew Todd<BR>Todd Piano Works<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuning - Repairing - Regulating <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced = search. <A = href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=29916/*http://info.mail.yahoo.com/ma= il_250">Learn more.</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>