[CAUT] Riblets

[Porritt, David]

Andrew:

I put two riblets between 2 ribs in the killer octave of a D and it helped a lot!  Pianists who heard the instrument in recital but had not played it themselves commented on it and asked what I had done.  I don't know what it would do to your piano, but on mine it was a significant help.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Anderson
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:17 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Riblets

The school whose Steinways I service would like to ameliorate the poor  
balance between bass and treble in their D.  This D was a really weak  
treble.  Voicing the hammers up makes for a harsh attack but doesn't  
seem to address power.

Could someone who has utilized riblets on a S&S D comment on their  
experience.

Thanks,
Andrew Anderson