<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RE: string termination</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> Friday, August 19, 2005 = 4:54 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: string = termination</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>OK, my brain stopped right here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Why is that "silastic" silicon-looking stuff necessary?  To stop buzzing in the string segment between = the front (left, in this picture) horizontal termination and the center = termination (where the string goes down)?  That segment is, what, half a = dozen string diameters long: is that really a problem?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>I read reports that strings were buzzing = against the sides of those narrow slots. That silicone thing is one way to prevent = this. Another would be to widen the slots a little and keep the strings to the = center with a groove of sorts.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Or does it buzz when the speaking length lifts up = above the forward termination?  (Or ditto for the rear duplex?)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>I doubt that happens. Perhaps if the = hammer blow is _really_ powerful, but even then...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2> Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>&nb= sp;<A href="http://calin.1L.com">http://calin.1L.com</A><BR>-----------------= -----------------------------------</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>