after ring

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Wim

Can you silence the ring by taping off the front duplex as well ? If so
then perhaps a capo reshaping along with a tad softer voicing would take
care of the whole thing.

RicB


Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
> 
> 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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Richard Brekne
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UiB, Bergen, Norway
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