<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Barbara.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, even when simply plucking the = trebble strings, I hear it is shorter than what I would call normal.  But = the sound is nice, apart from short.  And that varnish on the bridge seems to = be the only unusual thing.  I thought that the elasticity of the varnish = on the bridge could maybe dampen the high frequencies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hammers are quite light (4.3 g for the = highest trebble, 6.0 g for note n°60), and new shanks are already tapered in = the last section.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin</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=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</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, October 31, 2003 = 3:38 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: short = trebble</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have you come to the conclusion that = it's the bridge because you've already tried voicing to solve the = problem?  Most likely you have. But if not, reducing the hammer weight *a bit* or = trimming the sides of the hammer shank may help, and of = course, needling appropriately.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>who makes no claim whatsoever to = being a rebuilder</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, = IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=collin.s@skynet.be = href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane Collin</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> Thursday, October 30, = 2003 6:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> short trebble</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all !</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marvellous Bechstein model E (2m75) = from 1928.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fantastic action, but one problem : = the trebble notes are VERY short (no sustain).  I know that trebble sustain = is not the best thing in a Bechstein, but here it is obviously = dramatic.  The piano has been restored 10 years ago, and the bridge apparently recapped.  The restorers have put varnish on the whole = bridge.  Does anyone know if that varnish could be the cause of no sustain in = trebble ?  I am considering to recap the bridge (though apart from the = varnish, it looks kind of perfect), and would like to know your expert = advice before attempting this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Bruxelles, Belgium)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Time has no respect for what you = do without it"</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>