This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I was talking about braiding on the rear duplex section in the tenor = (as was Mark). I've never seen that section braided from the factory, but have = seen it a few times on pianos which have been rebuilt. -E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley, RPT Head Piano Technician Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: David Ilvedson [SMTP:ilvey@jps.net] > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 2:02 PM > To: caut@ptg.org > Subject: RE: Overnite relief >=20 > The tenor section is braided for that very reason...overring. = Braiding in > this section will not affect the tone whatever...the "whom nobody = seems to > know" was the factory worker at Steinway! > =20 > David I. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of = Wolfley, > Eric (WOLFLEEL) > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:35 AM > To: 'caut@ptg.org' > Subject: RE: Overnite relief >=20 >=20 >=20 > We have a S&S 'D' onstage here that was braided in that tenor section = (by > whom nobody seems to know). In looking for more "sparkle" (or = something) > in the tenor section, I finally noticed the braiding and removed it. = Of > course a sympathetic ringing immediately appeared which I was able to > easily track down to one duplex segment on one note (G#4, I think). = I > muted off that string segment and the ringing ceased. The overall > improvement was not dramatic and may well have been imaginary, but > removing the braiding did seem to bring a bit more "life" to the = tone. >=20 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20 > Eric Wolfley, RPT=20 > Head Piano Technician=20 > Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music=20 > University of Cincinnati=20 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20 >=20 > -----Original Message-----=20 > From: Mark Cramer [SMTP:cramer@BrandonU.CA]=20 > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:14 AM=20 > To: CAUT (E-mail)=20 > Subject: Overnite relief=20 >=20 > End of February I aksed for (overnite) advice on how to deal with=20 > sympathetic ringing in the treble section of our recital hall "D." = With > the=20 > Egr=E9 competition here last week, I finally found time to thoroughly = > trouble-shoot the problem. Which is kind of like saying "while being > chased=20 > by a doberman, I finally found time to work on my running technique!" = :>) >=20 >=20 > The ringing is (was) from the tenor rear duplex section, A3 was > singing=20 > along with A5, etc., as I think Newton had suggested. Braiding the > section=20 > off solved this problem, without noticeable effect (to my hearing) to = the=20 > overall resonance of the piano.=20 >=20 > Thanks for all who offered suggestions. Kind of seems a shame to > silence=20 > this section of the piano though. It's only doing what it's supposed = to,=20 > just perhaps a bit too efficiently.=20 >=20 > Mark Cramer=20 > Brandon University=20 >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/d8/2e/76/56/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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