Steve, I know you're going to get mostly "shots in the dark" :-) so here's another one. Along with Mike Jorgenson's suggestion about replacing strings, I'd also have him carefully check the the bridge pinning and *especially* the notching in that area. I had a buzzing problem once that was caused by the string laying on a little wood in the speaking length because of bad notching and/or bad placement of pins. That's one thing I didn't see mentioned in the litany of things checked, so..... it's worth a shot. Avery >Dear list, > Here's a letter I received recently from a technician seeking >help on a Steinway noise. Any ideas? > >Thanks, > Steve > >Steve Brady, RPT >University of Washington >Seattle, WA > > > >Steinway Grand "Fuzzy Buzz" > >I regularly service a Steinway B grand, approximately twenty years old. >For many years it has had a problem with a number of notes in the mid >treble. Despite my best attempts to locate the source, I have been >unable to locate a faint, "fuzzy buzz" in this region 1-1/2 octaves >above middle C. The instrument has spent its life in an "easy", >moderate climate. > >Although it sounds like a soundboard related noise, I have set the >strings on the bridges, experimented with the string/ capo d astro bar >relationship, tried muting duplex string segments, checked action parts >for loose joints and pinning, reshaped hammers, voiced, and listened >under the piano and inside it while it was being played. I have cleaned >underneath the plate, blown out the whole soundboard area with my vacuum, >and checked for obvious soundboard and rib problems, even for dried glue >remnants on the edges. I have always been able to find a remedy for >other Steinway treble problems, but not this one. > >Has anyone out there had this experience and solved the problem? Are >there any methods for "getting a fix" on the source of elusive soundboard >noises? My customer is frustrated and so am I! Thanks for your help! > >-Tom Armstrong, RPT >Monterey Bay Chapter, California >_____________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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