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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if this is what Shincrhrotone =
bass strings
were in the Baldwins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donmannino@comcast.net =
href="mailto:donmannino@comcast.net">Donald
Mannino</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=bruce@bgpianotech.com
href="mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com">Bruce Gibson Piano =
Technician</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 27, 2005 9:59 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bass =
Overtones</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Bruce,<BR><BR>These are most likely =
longitudinal
waves, and are part of the string scale of the piano. Each piano =
will
pick up on them differently, but they are audible to some degree or =
another on
almost all pianos. You can change the scale of those notes to =
shift the
tones to a different (and hopefully less bothersome) pitch, but it =
will also
change the tone quality at the same time.<BR><BR>These are also =
greatly
accentuated by voicing condition and room acoustics. If the =
piano is in
a live room, then adjusting the piano location or adding absorption to =
the
room will change the relative loudness of these tones. It will =
not
eliminate it altogether.<BR><BR>You might call us at Kawai if you =
would like
to discuss it. I will be back in the office next Wednesday if =
you would
like to call me then.<BR><BR>Don Mannino RPT<BR>Kawai
America<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 10:46 PM 5/26/2005, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hello
everyone.<BR> <BR>Bruce Gibson in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, =
Canada
here.<BR> <BR>I have a client who has a Kawai RX-2. We changed =
the bass
strings to GC Piano Co. strings because the client was complaining =
about
obnoxious overtones. Many of the offending overtones are still =
there.
<BR> <BR>Any suggestions as to how I might go about eliminating =
them,
or at very least reducing them. I've tried voicing the =
hammers...with not
audible change.<BR> <BR>Look forward to your =
input.<BR> <BR>Thank
=
you.<BR> <BR>Bruce</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>