Hi, you can hear that on alot of pianos. Have you tried putting the data in a mensurationprogram to look up the stringtension of the strings that sounds tubby? How much downbearing do you have there? Daniel Lindholm ----- Original Message ----- From: "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 6:31 PM Subject: Re: Bass "tubby" sound > Were the wrapped strings on the treble bridge "tubby" or just the > ones on the bass bridge? I've seen bass bridges loose (too little > glue from the factory) but if the wrapped strings on the treble > bridge are "tubby" that's probably not it. The last one I did like > that I loosened the tension on the bass strings and as I was removing > the strings from the hitch pins the bass bridge fell off. > > dave > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 3/2/02 at 11:34 AM JSmith3109@AOL.COM wrote: > > >Serviced at Baldwin Hamilton (1960ish) today. The piano sounds fine > until > >you > >get to the bass strings...Then the sound is "tubby" the pitch is > there, > >but > >there is not a real piano sound. Thot bass bridge was at fault, but > cannot > >find anythiong happening there. Any help? Thanks > >J. Smith > > > _____________________________ > David M. Porritt > dporritt@mail.smu.edu > Meadows School of the Arts > Southern Methodist University > Dallas, TX 75275 > _____________________________ > >
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