[pianotech] Worst Bass/Tenor Crossover in Universe

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Jan 8 08:22:59 MST 2013


On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> On 1/7/2013 6:29 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:
>> Listen REAL close and see if you can tell where the crossover is.
> 
> Maybe it's my dinky little speakers, but I've heard worse, and plenty of them.

Ouch! My condolences. I have little doubt it is possible - but still hard to imagine!

>> What is the reason for the extreme nasal and weak tone of the upper
>> bass? I can see that the upper bass backscale is  quite short. There
>> is about a one-inch-wide cantilever on the bass bridge. But what on
>> earth accounts for SUCH a horrible crossover? Is the upper bass too
>> close to the rim?
> 
> What did the usual diagnostics tell you, like crown and bearing, plucking and such?

No time for any of that. VERY talkative husband was there - but unfortunately husband clearly has some form of dimentia. I REALLY had to clear out of that house ASAP!  Maybe next time.



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