slight damper zing on the way down

[Avery Todd]

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Alan,

At 10:30 AM 11/7/05, you wrote:
>I think, yes, if you have been talking about a grand. I was 
>describing for an upright.
>
>I gotta remember: Read, think, write ... in THAT order. <G>

Is that something like, "measure twice, cut once?" :-)

Avery

>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From:<mailto:Piannaman@aol.com>
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>Sent: 11/07/2005 10:14:10 AM
>Subject: Re: slight damper zing on the way down
>
>n a message dated 11/7/2005 8:02:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
>tune4u@earthlink.net writes:
>Take a careful look at the angle (top to bottom) of the heads as 
>they hit the strings. If the top hits the strings just slightly 
>ahead of the rest of the felt, I think there's less of a zing than 
>if the whole thing is trying to hit flat on the strings. Seems like 
>one of the major builders (Steinway?) actually recommends this.
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>
>
>Alan,
>
>Do you mean the FRONT of the dampers should contact the strings 
>first?  I've seen this in new pianos before, and wondered why that 
>was the case.  Makes sense
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave


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