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  • A.Hanna & Sons Pianos LTD

    94 Kingston Road
    Wimbledon
    Merton, London SW19 1LA
    England

  • Countrywide Pianos Centre Ltd

    194 Penn Road
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP15 7 NU
    England

    Sell both new & used pianos, superb choice of 75

  • Monaghan Music & Piano Centre Ltd

    County Monaghan
    Republic of Ireland

    Piano Centre is the place for Yamaha and

  • Gough & Davy

    Under the City Hall
    13 Paragon Street
    Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU1 3NA
    England

    Gough & Davy was established as a Piano retailer

  • Vale Pianos

    Woodview Throckmorton Road
    Throckmorton
    Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2JY
    England

    We are a well-established, friendly, family run




Did You Know Piano Facts

What is the difference between Overdamping and Underdamping?

Overdamping is a system whereby the piano damping mechanism (the bit that shuts the piano up) is situated above the hammer strike line. Underdamping is where the piano dampers are placed below the hammer strike line. Advantages and disadvantages. Overdamping. Imagine an elastic band three-foot long, you twang it and then put your finger near to the end of the elastic band, to stop it vibrating. This is overdamping

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Take the same elastic band and place your finger near the centre to stop it from vibrating this is underdamping, which of course is more efficient. Overdamping is controlled by gravity where as underdamping is controlled by adjustable springs so on the whole underdamping is far more efficient than overdamping. However, there is one disadvantage with underdamping. That is, if the dampers are incorrectly aligned to the nodes and antinodes of the vibrating string this will result in, the dampers when they come in contact with the string, emphasising certain harmonics on the piano, thus giving you a harmonic ring, this is more common on small uprights and small grandís as the margin of tolerance decreases as the piano becomes smaller.