Dave, I'm not familiar with the mechanics of a Wapin installation. Is the bridge recapped and/or bearing (re)set? Phil F --- Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 San Francisco, CA 94124 On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:23:56 David M. Porritt wrote: >Don: > >During the two days that it took to perform the Wapin installation >the weather was quite consistent. It is also in a very well climate >controlled home. There was a significant difference in the sound >between Friday morning (before the work was done) and Saturday >afternoon upon completion of the modification. > >dave > >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > >On 1/25/2002 at 10:39 AM Don wrote: > >>Hi David, >> >>I would be interested to know if the humidity levels were identical >between >>the two tunings. It's really unfortunate that there is not a >"before" and >>"after" recording where the only change is the wapin modification. >> >>At 10:23 AM 1/25/02 -0600, you wrote: >>>Carl: >>> >>>The piano had previously been rebuilt very well. It was a very >nice >>>instrument with new Renner parts, strings, etc. A couple of years >>>ago the bridge was modified ala Wapin. >> >>Regards, >>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. >> >>mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca >>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> >>3004 Grant Rd. >>REGINA, SK >>S4S 5G7 >>306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > > >_____________________________ >David M. Porritt >dporritt@mail.smu.edu >Meadows School of the Arts >Southern Methodist University >Dallas, TX 75275 >_____________________________ > > >
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