---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Wim, If you can get your hands on some Yamaha damper felt in the US, there will be a big improvement. It's far more accurately cut, and seems more resilient. The Steinways that I have rebuilt using it, have been really improved. Now will that make it a Grey market Steinway. <G> Roger At 06:22 PM 8/16/02 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 8/16/02 10:02:08 PM !!!First Boot!!!, >MarySmith@mail.utexas.edu writes: > > >>Okay, I will jump in here, against my better judgement...Just how dry do you >>want these dampers? I really believe there is a limit to how fast 1-2" of >>felt can stop the vibrations of a long piece of music wire. Isn't some >>after-ring desirable? In harpsichords, especially in the bass, it was >>considered mandatory. I believe that some after-ring is okay, particularly >>if it's consistent. I know, I know, how much, you're asking? Be creative, >>use your sensitivity. This is where art and science blend. My two cents >>worth. > > >Thanks Mary, for you input. I agree with your statement. But the problem >isn't so much after ring, but the inconstancies between them. If B1 is >shutting off in .5 second, and C2 takes 1.5 seconds to quite down, that is >a big difference. And that is the problem. A little after ring on all the >notes is a good thing. But a lot on some, and a little on others, is >annoying. And that is the problem I am trying to solve. > >Wim Roger ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/c7/fd/91/24/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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