<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>    <FONT = color=#000000>OK, I've read most of your posts, and I need some clarification. On most grands, = You have (back to front) the rear duplex, the speaking length, and between the = capo bar and the pressure bar is the front duplex. Then you have a nice thick = piece of understring felt. On these Baldwins you have the same set up, but where = the understring felt is, you have a piece of bushing cloth, which doesn't = even touch the strings. So, in effect, you have two front duplexes. If you think = about each note, you have a front pin, a middle tuning pin, and a rear pin. Three = different string lengths, with some not the same length proportionate because the = waste length is shorter where some tuning pins are closer than others, and the = string actually touches the next tuning pin. No harmonics involved here, just = one more string segment vibrating along with the real front and rear duplexes. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT = color=#000000></FONT>    Maybe it sounds different out in the audience, but it can really sound = bad when you're trying to tune one. Should I not worry about this. I swear, when = I would play a note, and then touch the front (I'll call it waste length) the = sound became cleaner, and more pleasing. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>    By the Way, = thanks for the feedback. Can't wait to meet you guys in Reno. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT = color=#000000>Ke</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>vin E. Ramsey, R.P.T.<BR>Phoenix, Arizona<BR><A = href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><= /DIV></BODY></HTML>