Hi Phil, If it is indeed the speaking lengths of the upper unmuted strings that is ringing on, there's not much to be done except adding dampers (possible perhaps, but not likely practical). It is possible that a set of poorly working bass dampers can give a similar effect by excessively bleeding overtones. Another possibility would be waste lengths that are speaking. Some piano makers don't bother to mute off anything in their upright pianos leaving the lengths between tuning pin and the first bearing point open, the front duplex area open, and the rear duplex area open. And when you add that all up, that's a lot of open string to be jangling away unchecked. I think if it was me, I'd start with doing my best to make sure the dampers that are there work as well as they can. (Adding some mass to them may or may not be helpful, especially in the bass.) Then I'd have at it with a roll of string braid or similar acting substance of choice. After that, it gets more complicated, whether it's finding a better piano, or altering this one. Good luck, Brian T. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com
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