[CAUT] Stringing braid in D

Tim Coates tcoates1@sio.midco.net
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:08:39 -0600


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Wim,

It can be used as a part of voicing.  Sometimes you need to mute that=20
part of the duplex to get an even "ring" (as you describe it).  You=20
really need to check the balance from section to section.

Tim Coates
University of Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota
On Jan 22, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Wimblees@aol.com wrote:

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> I just restrung a D at a church, and while unstringing, discovered the=20=

> mid section (the duplex area), had stringing braid woven between the=20=

> strings. It appeared to be original equipment. I thought the purpose=20=

> of the duplex bar was to allow these strings to "ring", as part of the=20=

> tone of the piano? The piano sounds great without the stringing=20
> braid.=A0I don't hear any unwanted harmonics. I haven't thrown away =
the=20
> braid,=A0so should I put it back on, or leave it the way it is?
> =A0
> Wim
>  Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano Technician
> School of Music
> University of Alabama

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