There won't be any muting of the strings on either side of the speaking length, at least not in the capo section. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 10/5/2003 4:52:03 PM > Subject: Re: Individual aliquots on a Mason Hamlin > > I had this one up about a year back I think. Perhaps you'll remember... the > Bechstein folks obviously thought it might be fun to try and turn a Grotrian > into as much of a Bechstein as they could without all that much work... so they > removed the Grotrian double half round front segment bars and ran their green > felted wood slate underneath. And they muted off the backlengths also in the > fashion Bechstein does for its own instruments. I forget what all else I > noted... but just so... > > The result was actually quite curious. Grotrians sound sort of relies on all > those singing non-singing lengths. It creates a kind of cymbalish effect hissing > and whoosing in the background as part of whatever sustain there is. With out > it... the instrument sounded like it was missing something. Yet at the same time > you could hear what was left of the Grotrian klang really easily. On top of that > was that contant clear straight forwardish sound you get from Bechsteins > non-reliance on the front duplex. Really short front segment lengths before the > muting felt. It was sort of like listening to two different pianos at once... > and seperately at the same time. A very curious experience > > RicB > > David Love wrote: > > > Please elaborate. > > > > David Love > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > > > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Date: 10/5/2003 2:08:02 PM > > > Subject: Re: Individual aliquots on a Mason Hamlin > > > > > > After what I saw done by Bechsteins rebuilding department to an old > > > Grotrian... I'd have to say no. You can obviously get away with just about > > > anything. The results can be kind of interesting tho... as was the case > > > with this Grotrian. Not to worry tho.. the instrument found a home with > > > someone who absolutely adores its unique sound. > > > > > > RicB > > > > > > David Love wrote: > > > > > > > Tuned duplex and bearing change aside, does anyone see any problem with > > > > replacing those individual aliquot half rounds on the backside of the > > > > bridge on a Mason Hamlin with a single continuous bar? > > > > > > > > David Love > > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > -- > > > Richard Brekne > > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > > UiB, Bergen, Norway > > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > > > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > > > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html >
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