One other perspective on the "noise" or "added punch" of the front duplex on these pianos. It depends some on where it is. In the recital hall, I think it does add some color. In a recording studio with close miking, the engineers will go crazy. I have braided off a recording studio SF-10 and they loved it. In a home or other small room where real "projection" is neither needed nor wanted, (an SD-10 in a home makes a lot of sound) mute it off and make the customer happy. It is their piano. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 10/26/00 at 11:09 AM Charles E Faulk wrote: >Jim, Roger, and Susan, > >I feel compelled to chime in on this issue. I worked with many, many >SF-10's and SD-10's for years. The "noise" coming from the termination >pieces is there for a good reason, and muting off the front duplex serves >no purpose. Once the piano is in tune, the hammers fitted correctly to >the strings and voiced, the SD-10 can "speak" quite clearly and >beautifully in the treble range. Getting to that point, however, may >require some temporary muting (as Jim stated); but once there the SD-10 >is better off without any muting. > >Another thing that helps to clarify the sound coming from the front >duplex is to take a brass rod and tap down the leading edges of the waste >string on both sides of the front termination bearing point. This puts a >slight bend on the string and eliminates a little of the vibration coming >from the steel bearing point. > >Regards, > >Charles Faulk RPT >Manhattan, KS >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. David M. Porritt dporritt@swbell.net Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275
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