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by Olek
19 Nov 2014, 09:49
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)
Replies: 6
Views: 10374

Re: differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)

Sorry you did not get it. Those are combination tones too present Easy to experiment with one of the double tone generators available on the net For instance on that one : http://digilander.libero.it/i2phd/tcube/tcube.html (with spectra graph) or http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=3829 j...
by Olek
18 Nov 2014, 11:41
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: New Feurich 122 upright vs @1973 Grotrian Steinweg upright
Replies: 16
Views: 25702

Re: New Feurich 122 upright vs @1973 Grotrian Steinweg uprig

I would not buy a small 1970 piano. It need new strings and new tuning pins, and new hammers, at last, and dealers never will invest as much time and materials in such a small piano. Small actions are also more difficult to deal with, the crossing of strings is exacerbated, creating uneven wear and ...
by Olek
17 Nov 2014, 21:58
Forum: Piano History
Topic: ERARD piano saved from the landfill
Replies: 4
Views: 8587

Re: ERARD piano saved from the landfill

Thanks so much New Age.

my heart flies as a bird !!!
by Olek
17 Nov 2014, 21:56
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Papps wedges
Replies: 12
Views: 16138

Re: Papps wedges

they are very useful, I lost mine a few weeks ago and I am obliged to mute only one external string, which is also feasible to tune ( directly a doublet in treble) but I will buy a new one soon.
by Olek
17 Nov 2014, 14:58
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)
Replies: 6
Views: 10374

Re: differencial tone annoying (min 3ds)

What I notice is that a 5th have the lower tone stronger due to a differential tone that happens one octave below, but I was never really attentive to other combinations. AT the organ those tones are clearly audible, listen to the samples here if you wish : http://organ-au-logis.pagesperso-orange.fr...
by Olek
17 Nov 2014, 13:41
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)
Replies: 6
Views: 10374

differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)

Hello, A customer of mine, acoustician an accordion player, was called to check a room where someone have a kawai baby grand, that is generating "differential tones" audibly, and all along a series of min 3ds in the 5th 6th octaves. I could not witness the effect myself but she could measu...
by Olek
17 Nov 2014, 12:59
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Wooden framed second hand pianos
Replies: 9
Views: 18438

Re: Wooden framed second hand pianos

indeed; sorry Colin I had a black hole, or did not look well. that said I do not see pin bushings, there are often some.

regards, thanks for your answer and welcome.

I OLEG
by Olek
16 Nov 2014, 09:35
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Wooden framed second hand pianos
Replies: 9
Views: 18438

Re: Wooden framed second hand pianos

What is wrong in that illustration above?

I see nothing resembling a common iron plate with pin bushings.

I never seen pins pounded in iron.
by Olek
16 Nov 2014, 09:26
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: An old piano that sounds fine, after tuning.
Replies: 2
Views: 5120

Re: An old piano that sounds fine, after tuning.

Gors & Kaufmann are just excellent
by Olek
15 Nov 2014, 09:52
Forum: Piano History
Topic: ERARD piano saved from the landfill
Replies: 4
Views: 8587

Re: ERARD piano saved from the landfill

Hello, it looks like the mod 9 7 octaves,1.14 m without original legs . if smaller 1.04 could be a late model n°7 Got that from pictures of catalogs in the book "La maison Erard" from René Beaupain Impressive ivories as they used at those times. The keys have been bleached an polished, may...