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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks, all, for responding. But I'm puzzled ... the =
duplex is
there for a design reason, after all, which I presume is to create =
additional
harmonics and add to the esthetic quality of the tones. Sounds like the
universal consensus is that the duplex is generally more trouble than =
it's
worth. *Not one* of you ever retunes the duplex??? (I say this without =
yet
having checked the archives for Ron Overs on "detuning the duplex" but =
the title
appears to substantiate my guess here.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=baldwin@mta-01.sk.sympatico.ca
href="mailto:baldwin@mta-01.sk.sympatico.ca">Baldwin Yamaha Piano =
Centre</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 03, =
2002 4:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning the Duplex =
(was
...Capo)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Hi
=
Alan,<BR> &nbs=
p;
It's not some thing you can generally see, and you are not pulling or =
pushing
the string that hard. The massage is done just 2" in front of =
the capo,
to the capo bar. <BR>I also usually give the bridge pins a tap with a =
set
punch, when you have a piano as described, this also cleans up a lot =
of false
beats, and increases sustain, and cleans up the tone.<BR>I wrote an =
article,
Titled, Prelude to Voicing, last year in the Journal. If =
you apply
all those techniques, you will find many tone problems disappear, and =
the
piano may need less voicing.<BR>At times, I think we are guilty of =
going for
the needles, when there is other solutions.<BR>Needling can at times =
hide a
multitude of sins. The real skill comes when you know when to
cheat.<BR>Ops! Did I say that. <G><BR>Roger<BR><BR>At =
05:33 PM
9/3/02 -0500, you wrote:<BR>
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size=2>Thank you
and I trust and will try what you say, though I wasn't the person =
with the
duplex complaint.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>I =
am
mystified, a little, though. It seems like the strings, up against =
the capo,
are as high as they could get. </FONT><BR> <BR><FONT =
face=arial
size=2>Would this not also tend to make the string rise off the =
bridge a
little?</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Alan
Barnard</FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Salem, =
MO</FONT><BR>
<DL>
<DD>----- Original Message -----
<DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pcpoulso@pacbell.net">Patrick C =
Poulson</A>
<DD>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
<DD>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:43 PM
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning the Duplex (was ...Capo)<BR><BR><FONT
face=arial size=2>
<DD>Alan: Roger is referring to the practice of using a string =
hook to
lift and level all the strings, so that they make firm contact =
with the
capo bar and are level. Using the string hook of your =
choice, put
the hook under the string right in front of the damper and pull =
towards
the capo bar, lifting slightly as you do so. Do all three =
strings
and check that they are level. The strings will typically =
drop in
pitch and improve in tone when retuned. It will eliminate =
some if
not all the duplex noise. </FONT><FONT face=arial size=2>
<DD>Patrick Poulson, RPT</FONT></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
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<DL></DL>Roger </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>