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<DIV> <FONT size=3>Wim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I have my own restored S&S D in the shop righ=
t now. On of the problems with any piano with a lively board is making=
it shut off especially big ones. It's possible this piano has no dampe=
r return springs or if so they're not set strong enough especially in the ba=
ss. The lowest bichord unison especially wants to sing on this piano & I=
had to increase the spring tension. Also insufficient string braid in the l=
owest tenor section with the long segments will sing like a soprano if not d=
one correctly. Also do a staccato check on each note without pedal & if =
shutoff isn't quick then usually one string is not being damped because of u=
neven damper or string/agraffe spacing. Slit the trichord & apply kite s=
tring in the groove. Sometimes the string can be moved sideways ever so slig=
htly in the agraffe with a screwdriver to even the spacing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Also check for the duplexes singing right above t=
he bass strut. I had to braid a few here as well. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> With My D piano I think I also h=
ere the tuned duplexes singing quite strongly especially in my shop. My acou=
stics are ... poor but It was rented for the Joshua Bell Symphony Conce=
rt this weekend & in the hall it was not a distraction but part of the a=
coustic content. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While were on this subject, please allow me=
to change pianos. Last year I brought up the problem of a student complaini=
ng about a B having too much after ring. Now one of the piano professors sai=
d the new D has too much. I thought it was the "nature of the beast," but th=
e piano professor claim earlier Steinways do not have this problem. He claim=
s another piano technician, well known to this list, at another SEC school, =
said it has something to do with the alloy in the damper wire, or something =
to that effect. (If you know who you are, you may identify yourself.) </FONT=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the opinion on this? What, if anyth=
ing, have any of you done to solve this problem?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"=
>Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>Universit=
y of Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV>
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