Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy Generator Update cookies preferences

Barnsbury London England

Barnsbury

Browse Locations England » London » Barnsbury


Featured Listings

  • Reuben Katz Pianos

    R/O The Old George
    Fore St, Milverton
    Taunton, Somerset TA4 1JU
    England

    Our Stock of new and reconditioned pianos has been

  • Brittens Music Tunbridge Wells

    Russell House
    Grove Hill Road
    Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RZ
    England

    Covering Kent, Sussex and Surrey from stores in

  • Bedhampton Pianoshop Limited

    90 Bedhampton Road
    Havant, Hampshire PO9 3EZ
    England

    Bedhampton Pianoshop was established in 1988, and

  • Moloney Pianos

    Unit 2
    Europa Enterprise Park
    Midleton, County Cork
    Republic of Ireland

    We can supply all makes of new and reconditioned

  • Peregrine's Pianos

    137A Grays Inn Road .
    Bloomsbury, London WC1X 8TU
    England

    Peregrine's Pianos is the exclusive dealer in

Featured Classifieds

No featured classifieds

Blog Categories

Recent Blog Posts

No new blog posts

Recent Classifieds

No featured classifieds

New Events




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

.

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.