Hi David, 8 seconds at c6 means *no* sound left at all. I do have some nice uprights where sustain is 12 or 13 seconds at c6. I also look for bass break to be 24 to 26 seconds with the notes on either side decaying at the same rate. The designer of the Baldwin 6000 expected that instrument to sustain for 8 seconds at c6. I figured it was a great test that clients could do in the field. At 10:30 PM 9/25/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Ric, > >I look at c6 to be 8 seconds. I consider that a minimum standard--not >tremendous. Different strokes for different folks? *grin*. > Jeez, I rarely encounter a piano, grand or upright, large or small, that rings for more than 5 or 6 seconds at C6. That includes several 9 footers that I tune, not that length necessarily has anything to do with sustain. --David Nereson, RPT Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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