5:1 if memory serves. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 7:35 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Baldwin upright On 11/25/2010 9:15 AM, Cy Shuster wrote: > Peek at the back. There may be a small cylindrical brass weight on the > bass bridge, that gives the bass a loud, edgy sound (I was going to > say "brassy"...), with good sustain. Nope. That brass weight ("tone extender") is on the end of the low tenor, to help smooth the transition to the bass. The unusual bass sound is largely due to the strike point. Most pianos maintain a 8:1+- strike ratio through the bottom third (or so) of the scale. The strike ratio of the 6000 continues to change through the low tenor and bass, ending at something like 6:1. Ron N
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