Why don't pianos have a thin wooden strap with felt on it that simply rests on those parts of the strings and attaches to the plate (frame/harp) to keep it in place?
My grand has some prominent overtones when the mid-range notes are played. Seems like it is from the high notes which don't have dampers. How to quell the overtones in this case?
Try damping the suspected areas with felt or cloth to see if it helps. Just behind the bridge. It may be coming from the speaking length in high treble where there are no dampers. It is normal for that area to ring while playing in lower registers. This adds to each pianos overtone series. You may have a very active board and bridge system. If muting behind the bridge doesn’t help you could try tuning to a different frequency to see if it changes anything. The board may react differently to a different pitch. You may be blessed with a perfect sonorous storm of overtones. Some pianos are very vigorous.
@@dberg001 Yes. I suspect it is from the speaking length of the high notes. I find it too prominent and sometimes disturbing. It’s even more prominent in recordings. Let me try the felt first. Thanks a lot.
I am a new student studying for my RPT certification. I know it's not practical, but could one cut a large piece of felt that fits into that whole non-speaking section so that when weaved into those strings they dampen that entire non-speaking portion of the strings, thereby letting no harmonics through. Or are the non-speaking parts of strings relied upon to increase overall harmonic tone in a piano?
Great info!. I suspected of something like that on my YAMAHA U3H but now I am decided to check it in detail!. Thanks!!!
Thanks Daniel, your videos are always helpful!
Very good job..thanks!!
Why don't pianos have a thin wooden strap with felt on it that simply rests on those parts of the strings and attaches to the plate (frame/harp) to keep it in place?
My grand has some prominent overtones when the mid-range notes are played. Seems like it is from the high notes which don't have dampers. How to quell the overtones in this case?
Try damping the suspected areas with felt or cloth to see if it helps. Just behind the bridge. It may be coming from the speaking length in high treble where there are no dampers. It is normal for that area to ring while playing in lower registers. This adds to each pianos overtone series. You may have a very active board and bridge system. If muting behind the bridge doesn’t help you could try tuning to a different frequency to see if it changes anything. The board may react differently to a different pitch. You may be blessed with a perfect sonorous storm of overtones. Some pianos are very vigorous.
@@dberg001 Yes. I suspect it is from the speaking length of the high notes. I find it too prominent and sometimes disturbing. It’s even more prominent in recordings. Let me try the felt first. Thanks a lot.
I am a new student studying for my RPT certification. I know it's not practical, but could one cut a large piece of felt that fits into that whole non-speaking section so that when weaved into those strings they dampen that entire non-speaking portion of the strings, thereby letting no harmonics through. Or are the non-speaking parts of strings relied upon to increase overall harmonic tone in a piano?
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