Clang

[David Love]

This is a piano that is relatively recently strung and still shows some
crown in the middle, maybe 1/16".  Since I don't know how the bearing was
set, what combinations of board/bearing settings might also contribute to
this.  

I would be interested to hear what combinations generally produce what
kinds of tone as a diagnostic tool.  For example:

A board with weak crown that has excessive bearing.
A board with good crown but too light bearing.
A board with weak crown and light bearing.
A board with good crown and excessive bearing.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Bill Ballard <yardbird@vermontel.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 10/17/2003 8:36:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Clang
>
> At 7:30 PM -0700 10/17/03, David Love wrote:
> >What in a soundboard, crown, bearing, etc., can cause a kind of clangy
> >tone.  Decent sustain, but kind of a clang.  Old board, new softish
> >hammers.
>
> Usually, a loud attack signals a board  too soft (ie., lacking in the 
> impedance necessary to tame the flow of energy from string to board). 
> What does the crown look like?
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
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