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FAMILY="SERIF">Dale,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SERIF">It does
matter. We can save a lot of circle making by not using those =
first two
words. Did you learn how to spell in Tuolumne County? Ass=u=me. =
That's how I
spell it and that's what can happen. Doesn't matter?
<G></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>These are my takes so far, correct me =
please.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Boom: The fundamental or 1st partial. Loudest =
and longest
sustain of all the partials</FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SERIF">Clang: The 2nd,
3rd, and 4th partials. The bell tones, with the 2nd and 4th partials =
adding
"fullness" and the 3rd partial adding "color". ( two more words that =
need
defining and/or correction)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sizzle: The higher partials. (hare rama) The =
partials most
likely to cause "noise" (rama rama) due to significant differences in =
the higher
partials of strings of a unison. (hare Krishna)(gesundhiet) =
[you'll
have to ask your brother Keith what those last ones mean].</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Woof: The initial burst of sound; contains Boom, =
Clang,
and Sizzle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yelp: Woof without much Boom; or maybe we can =
define Woof
and Yelp and Yap? as a product of hammer force or medium, =
hard, and
soft blows.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">The dog is in an empty school: Hollow sound, =
presence gets
lost.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The dog is in a shed: Complete sound, just =
muffled or far
away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barking in the wind: Sound disappears
quickly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Maybe other people have perceptions of the =
various sounds
a piano can produce, and have their own "pet" phrases, or "sound bites" =
if you
will..... [forgive me, I couldn't resist]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If we can match a "sound bite" with the cause of =
those
sounds through certain tests such as mass loading the sound board =
to
check for low impedance problems as per Del's post or other =
suggestions as
to how to determine the cause, then we might be able to
discuss various courses of action to manipulate the sound to create =
beautiful harmony and tone or mask problems [notgood mind you, but
sometimes necessary for the moment].</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Keith R.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dale's post></FONT></DIV>
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>>>> I asumne you mean boom?/woof. Doesn't matter. I read =
your other
post and the fact the piano is not broken in leads to some tonal anemia =
in the
area you describe. All three components of the tone are weak and if the =
hammers
had a little string marking on them I think you'd find the sound a lot =
more
developed. <BR> When string marks have developed on the face =
of the
hammer the tone is more solid and the clang boom and sizzle will be more =
present. Usually the boom/woof will be the weakest with that type of =
hammer and
you have to do something to let the"big Dog out of the shed" as you say. =
Your
string tensions are often lower in this range on an upright and the =
flexibility
of the hammer needs to be increased so the too stiff hammer doesn/t =
distort the
sound. Voicing thru the cut side of the hammer will give it more =
spring
and drive the fundamental frequency which is your =
boom/woof.<BR> I
would file these hammers with fine sandpaper first (220) to take off the =
fuzz and clean up the face. Next put your finger on the string =
then pound
on the key about 100 times to play in the note and then listen to the
difference.<BR> Hey Keith its not your fault the =
big dog
is lock in the shed. She needs to play the piano and let the poor guy
out!</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" =
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