after ring

Vincent E. Mrykalo mrykalve@potsdam.edu
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 17:39:48 -0400


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Send it back if it's really that bad.

>A student left me a note complaining about an after ring on our 
>Recital Hall 1 year old B. I went to check it out, and sure enough 
>in the 6th octave, when notes are release, there is a definite after 
>ring. If I hold my finger on the string, it is still there. The 
>dampers are seated, and there is enough follow through. I found that 
>if I damper out the undampened 7th octave notes, the after ring is 
>gone. So the sound I'm hearing is the 7th octave ringing through.
>
>I've never really noticed it before. But now that it has been 
>brought to my attention, it is very distinctive. Apparently the 
>strident thinks so too.
>
>Is this just a normal phenomenon on Steinway B's, or is there 
>something that can be done to eliminate this problem?
>
>Wim


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Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT
Senior Piano Technician
Crane School of Music
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