Dennis.... It may not be the speaking length of the string that's ringing....on one of our D's on the same note you mention it was the portion of the string between the bridge and hitch pin...there's a "portal" in the plate there where there is supposed to be stringing mute cloth....even with the stringing cloth down there it was still ringing....try damping that section of the strings to see if its the culprit....i had a lot of fun trying to quiet that ring too....until i found it....!!!! I just used another strip of fresh muting cloth down there...and it was gone! assuming we're talking about the same thing.... good luck Rich A. Coe College Music Dept. >>> Dennis Johnson <johnsond@stolaf.edu> 03/28/96 03:16pm >>> I've got a frustrating harmonic that won't go away. On one of the performance S&S D's the 8th partial of F2 (right above the break) continues to sing whenever you play F5. However, that damper could not be doing its job of muting F2 any better. The felt is seated perfectly and is not too long or too short, IMO. Clearly, it is sitting on that particular node and is quite audible once you start listening for it. I have seen this sort of problem before, but it was always so subtle that no one ever complained. In this case, even a few students have noticed it. I suppose I could voice down the treble some around the 5th octave, but they kind of like it as it is, and it is not excessively bright. Anyone have a suggestion? Dennis Johnson St. Olaf College johnsond@stolaf.edu djohn@skypoint.com
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