This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks Brad. I really appreciate your suggestion. It's, frankly, the best one yet. = One person suggested I place sand bags on the back stringing. Another = suggeted that I could fool around with the scaling. This could be a very = expensive proposition, given that I don't make my own bass strings. = Seems like a bit of a hit or miss approach to me. Do the couplers actually stay put on the speaking length side of the = bass strings?=20 Cheers, Bruce Gibson Piano Technician Cell - 306.221.3786 Fax - 306.955.3725 bruce@bgpianotech.com www.bgpianotech.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brad Smith=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 PM Subject: RE: Bass Overtones Hi Bruce,=20 Try some of Scott Jones, Pitch Lock string couplers.=20 You will be amazed at how they clean up bass string noises in = bi-chords.=20 http://www.pitchlock.com It took me several years before I would even stop to check them out at = conventions, etc.=20 Try it on some wrangly bass bi-chords.=20 Best regards,=20 Brad Smith, RPT=20 www.smithpiano.com=20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Gibson Piano Technician [mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com] Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:47 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Bass Overtones Hello everyone. Bruce Gibson in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada here. I have a client who has a Kawai RX-2. We changed the bass strings to = GC Piano Co. strings because the client was complaining about obnoxious = overtones. Many of the offending overtones are still there.=20 Any suggestions as to how I might go about eliminating them, or at = very least reducing them. I've tried voicing the hammers...with not = audible change. Look forward to your input. Thank you. Bruce ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/98/44/14/fe/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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