Clang

[David Love]

I've heard various people talk about ways to add mass to the mid to low
tenor on the underside of the board, or bridge, to compensate for lack of
stiffnes in this area.  What is the general method for doing this and any
pictures?

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 10/17/2003 8:56:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Clang
>
>
> >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.
> >
> >David Love
>
> Shallow to negative front bearing, with too vertical front bridge pin,
too 
> close letoff with too compressible letoff punching or too flexible letoff 
> rail hangers. It depends on the definition of clangy.
>
>
> Ron N