[CAUT] SD-10 duplex question

[Jeff Tanner]

On Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 12:30 AM, Roger Jolly wrote:

> Harold Conklin did more research on tuned and detuned duplex's than 
> any one I know of.
>
> Lifting the strings will reduce the amount if sizzle quite 
> significantly, so try before you braid anything.  Make sure the the 
> lower shoulder of the hammers in this section is deep needled, to give 
> the hammer some elasticity.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Regards Roger
>
>

Apologies.  I thought of another question after I hit send.

So, if this segment is unmuted by design, why did Baldwin increase the 
thickness of this felt to obviously dampen the segment in later models 
of the SF?

Jeff