Thanks again!

[Marcel Carey]

Hi Ed,

I suspect that the damper of the last note in the bass is touching the last
tenor string. Try holding down the bass note while you play the tenor note.
If you see an improvement, you will have found the culprit.

Let us know,

Marcel Carey, RPT

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Ed Carwithen <musicman@eoni.com>
À : pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date : 18 novembre, 1998 23:49
Objet : Thanks again!


>This is in response to all those who helped with the problem of the overly
>bright tone of the Baldwin Spinet.  I will be using the steam technique to
>try to smooth out the brittleness of the tone.  Thanks to you all.
>
>I went over this evening to talk with the owner about what I was going to
>do, and there is a second problem.  The C# 3, is the lowest wound string in
>the tenor section, and it really sounds dead.  Almost like the damper is
>engaging.  (I checked, it isn't).  The lowest string is the worse of the
>two.  She said that particular note has always been that way, and she has
>just learned to live with it.  It is noticeably more dead than the others
>around it.
>
>The piano was bought in 1993.
>
>Should I get a new string from Baldwin and replace the string?  I don't
>believe a universal string would be satisfactory in this situation.  Can I
>get a matching string from Baldwin, if not, how should I go about getting a
>string that would match tone and quality?
>
>Incidentally, I should brag.... Piano was last tuned in August, she has
>been teaching lessons every day since Sept, and every note is still dead
>on.  (Ok, Ok, G3 needed a minor tweek, but still...)
>
>Ed Carwithen
>John Day, OR
>