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2014-02-09 by Owen Sayers
Joe/Donal Could you post some images of the finished job, underneath & from up top ie is the foam at all visible when looking at the piano. I always find that the visual representation helps to explain the process used. How easy was it to make the paper templates and how many panels of foam did the whole job take. Owen
2014-02-09 by Donal Galvin
I bought 6 x acoustic foam tiles which I used 4 and threw out a lot of off cuts. I bought 3 pages of tracing paper which was A2 in size and taped the trace paper to the bottom of the piano and did the trace. I then marked out the foam with a red marker around the trace and cut the foam with the kitchen knife. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone
> On 9 Feb 2014, at 18:39, Owen Sayers <owen.sayers@...> wrote: > > Joe/Donal > > Could you post some images of the finished job, underneath & from up top ie is the foam at all visible when looking at the piano. I always find that the visual representation helps to explain the process used. How easy was it to make the paper templates and how many panels of foam did the whole job take. > > Owen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
2014-02-09 by Donal Galvin
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> On 9 Feb 2014, at 18:39, Owen Sayers <owen.sayers@gmail.com> wrote: > > Joe/Donal > > Could you post some images of the finished job, underneath & from up top ie is the foam at all visible when looking at the piano. I always find that the visual representation helps to explain the process used. How easy was it to make the paper templates and how many panels of foam did the whole job take. > > Owen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
2014-02-09 by Joe Morris
Mine looked pretty much identical with the exception that I reattached all if my wires so that I had tight seals against the beams. I noticed that any open areas really let a lot if sound through. Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 9, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Donal Galvin <discodonal@...> wrote: > > <image.jpeg> > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 9 Feb 2014, at 18:39, Owen Sayers <owen.sayers@...> wrote: >> >> Joe/Donal >> >> Could you post some images of the finished job, underneath & from up top ie is the foam at all visible when looking at the piano. I always find that the visual representation helps to explain the process used. How easy was it to make the paper templates and how many panels of foam did the whole job take. >> >> Owen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
2014-02-09 by <gward1211@...>
Are we sure that this stampede to throttle our pianos is the right thing to do - muffling the truly beautiful sound that Mr Yamaha has spent the best part of 100 years developing?
What happens when you wish to play it with its full dynamic range? You won't get there.
My C3 MkIV is too loud to play for background dinner music, but that's not what I bought it for. For background piano I can play the TG piano at lower volumes but, hey, easier to just put a CD on the HiFi if no-one's paying much attention to the music anyway.
Kind regards
Geoff
2014-02-09 by Donal Galvin
Take the foam off and blast away? Sent from my iPhone
> On 9 Feb 2014, at 21:46, gward1211@... wrote: > > Are we sure that this stampede to throttle our pianos is the right thing to do - muffling the truly beautiful sound that Mr Yamaha has spent the best part of 100 years developing? > > > > What happens when you wish to play it with its full dynamic range? You won't get there. > > > > My C3 MkIV is too loud to play for background dinner music, but that's not what I bought it for. For background piano I can play the TG piano at lower volumes but, hey, easier to just put a CD on the HiFi if no-one's paying much attention to the music anyway. > > Kind regards > > > > Geoff > > > >
2014-02-09 by Owen Sayers
Thanks for putting up the photos. I think that you said you used 2" foam. Is there enough room to use the 4" foam without it touching the soundboard. I totally agree with those that say that the piano should be used as manufactured and when I'm using it that is the way I would use it. But I can also see the advantage of using foam that can be easily used and removed so that you can create an ambience setting of your own acoustic piano providing the background music in certain settings. I think there's room for both. Owen
2014-02-09 by Donal Galvin
I used 4 inch foam and it's not touching the soundboard. I have a C3X so I am not sure if other pianos would have the same measurements underneath Sent from my iPhone
> On 9 Feb 2014, at 22:34, Owen Sayers <owen.sayers@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for putting up the photos. I think that you said you used 2” foam. Is there enough room to use the 4” foam without it touching the soundboard. I totally agree with those that say that the piano should be used as manufactured and when I’m using it that is the way I would use it. But I can also see the advantage of using foam that can be easily used and removed so that you can create an ambience setting of your own acoustic piano providing the background music in certain settings. I think there’s room for both. > > Owen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
