> I noticed today on a Steinway B and a Yamaha C5 that the duplex is tuned about and octave above the pitch. > So the shorter bear bars will change that relationship...right? The design was they were supposed to be an octave higher? > > David Ilvedson, RPT Truthfully, I don't really care where they are "supposed" to be. They were cast into the plate in what I presume to be the position in which they were intended, and they aren't adjustable without grinding them off and substituting something else, so what I think of their positioning is pretty much a moot point when I can't change it. What I do care about are the extraneous whistles and squawks they too often produce to be called a feature. So given the owner's permission with a rebuild, I shorten and effectively de-tune all the front duplex segments, and all the duplex hassles magically go away. Ron N -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Improved front duplex.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 51078 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20071216/609e67f8/attachment-0001.jpg
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