This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Joe -- =20 I do plan on reading up on this before moving ahead. Just the same, I seriously appreciate your heads-up on the dampers. I never would have = known to even imagine that the state of damping on this piano was actually intentional. Once again, I have learned something new. And interesting. Thanks. =20 -- Geoff Sykes -- Assoc. Los Angeles =20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Joseph Garrett Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:34 PM To: pianotech Subject: Re: Lovely Birdcage Piano Geoff said: "=20 Yeah, after-ring. The damping on these things definitely left something = to be desired. Thanks for the response. I'm sure my customer will be glad = to hear that there is hope for improvement and her piano is not yet dead. = And thanks for the tip on bolts and screws. Always a good thing to check. So easy to forget and/or ignore.=20 =20 -- Geoff, Sigh!~!! The "after-ring" is intentional!!!! Do NOT try to "improve" the damping of Over-Damper Pianos....EVER! These instruments were made to = sound like "ancient" instruments, only louder and a larger compass. Please do = not fall into that pit. Attempting to "Improve" the damping will be a road = of major frustrations and failure. (If the client complains of this, then = they need a modern piano. period.) Regards, =20 Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I =20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4f/e1/41/cd/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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