This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment "New dampers should fix it, unless they are poorly designed." In which case, new, redesigned dampers may improve it. See the Bill = Spurlock instructional pamphlet "Vertical Damper Replacement". Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 I would strongly suspect the ring to be coming from the bass section. = Try laying your arm across the bass strings to see if it cuts off the = ringing. If it does, you know that you have inadequate bass dampening.=20 =20 If there is sufficient lost motion in the sustain pedal and bass = sustain pedal, chances are the bass damper felt is too hard. New dampers = should fix it, unless they are poorly designed.=20 =20 Dean Dean May =20 -----Original Message----- =20 The problem is a very prominent ring in all registers but particularly = in the low. The piano is an Everett console, #260365. Fairly recent = with metal support beams instead of wood in the back. After playing a = note or chord the dampers cut off the tone, but there is a strong after = ring which can persist for seven to ten seconds. The dampers are good = and are sitting properly on the strings. When the strings behind the = dampers are pressed the dampers follow. You can hear the actual tone of = the struck note cut off when the damper recontacts the string, but the = echo tone continues. =20 =20 The piano has metal casters sitting on a wood floor in front of a = sheet rock wall. It occurred to me that the casters were transferring = the vibrations to the floor directly causing the floor to act as a = general resonator. I tried rubber furniture cups under the wheels and = also a heavy rug with a rubber backing as well as the rubber cups on top = of the rug. There was no improvement. I tried blankets in back with no = improvement. =20 =20 Does anyone have any suggestions of things that might improve this = situation by diminishing the after ring?? =20 Ed Carwithen ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/65/8c/4d/f5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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