<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3> I haven't tried it. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>It is just a thought, that if the customer would like us to try and improve it, we should.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I try to avoid them now, along with the square grands, where my back gets too sore. (too old, and short) :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I think it was Joe, that said height helps.</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> <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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</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, January 12, 2006 2:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lovely OverDamper Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>John Ross said: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>I have some input into the subject of 'ringing dampers'.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Some of the North American pianos, of the earlier part of the 20th century, had dampers that were not as efficient also.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>They had terms like resonant whatever. They liked the 'ring', in those days.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Just because a piano was manufactured, as the birdcage etc., with an after ring, does not mean that we have to stick with that. The customer should not have to put up with this after ring, if they don't like it, just because that is the way the piano was 'meant' to be.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>If we can modify, or reduce this 'noise', then we should.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>This German piano I tuned recently, was a birdcage, Ibach I think, had a minimal after ring, so the birdcage, can obviously be made to have a more efficient damper system."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Rotsaruck!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>