---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Make sure you have nothing in the duplex waste areas...no bushing cloth for zings etc. I have improved sustain with deep needling in the shoulders if they are hard. I am tending to not needle much on the surface these days...Try a heavy mixture of hardner to the lower shoulders...these need to be solid for the springiness of the shoulders to work against... Related question not necessarily for this piano: If the downbearing in this area was a little excessive would shimming the duplex bars possibly help sustain? David I. . *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/15/01 at 5:34 PM Tony Caught wrote: Hi List, There are some of you out there that would know the answer to this problem. Need help. Steinway D model, about 18 years old. This piano has always had a problem in the treble from about F5 to B6. Tone is hard and sustain is short. Over the years I have tried voicing the hammers and can balance the tone, but, to the expense of the sustain, this drops of even more. Today I had a note left by the visiting European pianist, Michael Leuschner (prior to my visit) asking that I voice the treble, especially between B & B. "The sound is hard and doesn't last long enough" B6 isn't bad. I needled the surface area to even out the tone through this area and the pianist was happy with the result (needs this area as he is playing Mozart & Chopin) but, I really want to fix this problem and because I now have a note from the 'teacher' I have an excuse to fix it. What is the problem ? I have my thoughts but I only work on 1 Steinway, some one must know what is causing this to happen. Regards Tony Caught ICPTG Australia caute@optusnet.com.au ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3a/11/dd/bd/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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