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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi William,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>In some of the older, (early 1900's), the ringing
was looked upon, as a selling feature. They used to say resonant tone, tone
prolonging bridge, and similar such terms.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>They accomplished this by the placement of the
dampers, i.e. closer to the null point of the singing segment of the
string.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I may be wrong on this assumption, so feel free to
correct me if I am wrong.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=A440WRMPiano@tm.net href="mailto:A440WRMPiano@tm.net">William R.
Monroe</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 9:29
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: acrosonic, Baldwin</DIV>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>William R.
Monroe<BR>Assoc.<BR>Madison, WI</FONT></DIV>
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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
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