Jim,Susan, and Others I tuned a few of these and noted the "troublesome" duplex area. All I've done is to control this while tuning by inserting a small rubber wedge mute in the offending strings. The owners have had no complaints about the sound of their pianos, so I leave it as I found it. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Coleman, Sr. <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu> To: pianotech-digest <owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org> Cc: <pianotech-digest@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 4:24 AM Subject: Re: pianotech-digest V2000 #920 > To Kevin Ramsay: > > Many of us just place something on the portion of the strings of the > SD10 which is between the counterbearing area and the tuning pins. This > could be a bean bag, masking tape or just about anything to temporarily > damp that portion of the strings until you are finished tuning. Then > remove the extra damping material. This is a deliberate part of the > design of this piano. If you damp it out permanently, the piano loses > some of its designed character. These segments are not necessarily tuned > aliquots, but they do add to the volume and carrying power of the piano. > I was just listening to "Dino" playing on the TBN channel last week and > I was thinking "My, what a bright clean piano sound." > > The first year Bill Bremmer tuned for the Baldwin concert at a PTG > Convention, it was on an SD10. I sat next to Virgil Smith and we both > exclaimed about the beauty and clarity of the octave tuning etc., not > knowing that it was tuned in a non ET tuning. The extra vibrating > sections of strings do not seem to hinder the music at all. > > Jim Coleman, Sr. > > PS If any one needs to respond to me, please realize that I am only > subscribed to the pianotech-digest format, so it may be a day or two > before I get back to you unless you address me privately. JWC >
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