<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>John Ross said: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>I have some input into the subject of 'ringing dampers'.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Some of the North American pianos, of the earlier part of the 20th century, had dampers that were not as efficient also.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>They had terms like resonant whatever. They liked the 'ring', in those days.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Just because a piano was manufactured, as the birdcage etc., with an after ring, does not mean that we have to stick with that. The customer should not have to put up with this after ring, if they don't like it, just because that is the way the piano was 'meant' to be.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>If we can modify, or reduce this 'noise', then we should.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>This German piano I tuned recently, was a birdcage, Ibach I think, had a minimal after ring, so the birdcage, can obviously be made to have a more efficient damper system."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Rotsaruck!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>