RicB. Information I recieved from S&S om the 60s and 70s is the bel is weight related not tebnsion in any way. The bolt is to be no more than snug, i.e., no rattle. It in my experience is in that manner always an improvement. DanG, HSU Ret. On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:24 PM, ricb at pianostemmer.no wrote: > Hi folks... all had a nice summer have we ?? :) > > Got a question about the Steinway Bell thingy... Subject is a Hamburg > D, the bolt has been tightened at some point to get rid of a buzz > that ended up being related to the screw down cross strut. Buzz > fixed but this instrument has a rather thin sound.... and has for > most of its 8 year life. 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 ? > > Cheers > RicB > >
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