<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>OK, for arguments sake, = let's say the overring is not due to improper damping of the strings.  What = then?  I've had a few of these instruments that just keep going with this kind = of deep resonance, after all playing has ceased and all the checks for improper = damping show zip.  What else could it be and can it be = stopped?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>William R. Monroe<BR>Assoc.<BR>Madison, WI</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidskolnik@optonline.net href="mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net">David Skolnik</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 17, 2004 = 4:47 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: acrosonic, = Baldwin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Alan-<BR><BR>In addition to the suggestions you've = already received, take a look at the condition of the damper felt, which, if = original, is somewhere between 45 and 55 years old.  It's typical, = especially for the single string (low bass) dampers, to respond to drying out (thus hardening), by an unmistakable "slappy-buzz" when returning to the string.  This loss of resilience could also permit the over-ring = you notice.<BR><BR>David Skolnik RPT<BR>Hastings on Hudson, = NY<BR><BR><BR>At 07:40 PM 3/16/2004 -0800, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial = size=2>I have this piano I service that has a lot of over ring when you stop = playing. I've tested each note to see if there is any single note that doesn't = completely dampen - they all do. The pedal is also adjusted with some lost = motion. Is there a cure for this. The piano is about = 1950ish.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Alan Meyer RPT</FONT><BR><FONT face=arial = size=2>Las Vegas</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>