<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What is behind those agraffes? A front = duplex segment or are the strings muted with felt?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>&nb= sp;<A href="http://calin.1L.com">http://calin.1L.com</A><BR>-----------------= -----------------------------------</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=pmc033@earthlink.net = href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">Paul McCloud</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> Tuesday, July 26, 2005 = 2:40 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Chickering Model = 123</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Dear Listers:</DIV> <DIV>    I have a Chickering Grand piano that is = in very good condition, nice tone, etc.  But the treble section has very = little sustain.  There's plenty of crown and downbearing there.  I = noticed that it has some sort of half-agraffes upside down under the capo = bar.  I suspect that this arrangement is somehow muting these notes.  = Anyone have a clue what I could do to liven up this  piano?  = Thanks.</DIV> <DIV>Paul </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">pmc033@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>