On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, Laurence Beach wrote: > This discussion, however, sparks a question of my own. On many pianos, > in the extremes of the treble section, the sound often decays so rapidly > that the sound is perceived as a 'knock' rather than a tone. Not only is > the sound unpleasant, but it also makes for very difficult tuning. I > have not experimented with altering wire size in this range, but I am > curious if using a thinner wire would improve the sustaining ability of > the note. I do know that it would definately affect the tone of the > notes in question, and from the previous discussion on breaking bass > strings, increase the risk of snapping treble strings. > > Laurence Beach Well, you have to have *some* knock for it to be a piano---but by thinning the hammer shank and or removing some wood off of the hammer head one can drastically reduce the knock of treble hammers. Barbara Richmond, RPT only for a short time now, at Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois
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