[CAUT] Steinway Bell

Keith Roberts keithspiano at gmail.com
Wed Aug 12 16:37:40 MDT 2009


It would also be definitive in that it would be the only thing that changes.
I think that as you loosen the bolt, you would need to keep a record of the
torque vs any change in sound. Better yet woud be to remove the bell
completely and start from that perspective.

Keith Roberts

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:46 PM, a440a <a440a at aol.com> wrote:

>  Ric  wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if over tightening of the bell
> can cause any such tonal detriment ?  It seems to just lack that
> fullness of sound and the problem is most noticeble in the C4 to F6
> area.... any thoughts
>
>
>  --Greetings,
>   My thought would be to loosen the bell and see if the sound improves.
>  That is easier than checking the bearing or crown.   Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
>
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