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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>I am just finishing up a U3 that I put a new set of =
Arledge
strings on (Jolly Loops). I also reduced the damper spring tension as I =
have
already posted previously. The piano plays and sounds wonderfully, that =
is
until you put on the bottom and top panels. The panels are very heavy =
and very close
fitting. There is no place for sound to come out. It is possible to prop =
open
the lid, but it still does not give the full volume of sound. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anybody else notice this? Anybody have any creative =
solutions?
The only thing I could come up with is cutting some openings in the =
front panel
and put on some kind of exotic wood fretwork with speaker cloth backing. =
It has
a polished ebony finish.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
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