Tim Coates wrote: > I have seen questions from various technicians asking about increasing > the lower octave depth of sound. I haven't seen much for answers. > There are plenty of answers as to increasing the upper harmonics > response. Does anyone have methods that will hold on to upper harmonics > but substantially increase the lower harmonics for notes in the bass > section of a piano? In other words add that deep, thick sound? I was under the impression that only more hammer mass could accomplish this after all regular voicing technics are exhausted. Coupled with more leveage perhaps ? > > I have been of the opinion that some pianos have the low harmonics > already in the instrument and some don't. Can this opinion be > challenged? > > I have played and serviced SSDs that have a rich deep sound in the bass > section and others that don't. New hammers (cold or hot pressed) don't > seem to change the situation. Am I missing something? Just how much attention to hammer weights did you take in your observations ?... just curious > > > Tim Coates > Wapin Co., LLP > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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