Hi Wim, It is not just about sustain, it is also about distortion. Don't get me wrong--sustain is important too, but the envelope of the sound is where pianos live (or don't). I wonder about retro fit on sustain troubled sound boards too. At 02:47 PM 7/22/2009 -0400, you wrote: > > I'm guessing that 98% of the music played on a piano last less than a >fraction of a second. 1.9% of the music is held for maybe a second or two. >At the end of a piece of music, the final chord might last 3 or 4 seconds. >So the only time we would hear the real affect of an agraffe and bridge >with the tone lasting 5 or 6 seconds, is once in a great while. So why all >the fuss? > > OK, be easy one me. > > Wim Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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