[CAUT] Fall board

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco at luther.edu
Mon Oct 15 09:57:48 MDT 2007


Porritt, David wrote:
> I have a “D” here with a fall board hinged front that I can’t get to 
> stop buzzing.  I took it off and bent the hinge pins to make them very 
> tight and it still buzzed.  I finally broke down and ordered new hinges 
> from Steinway and it still buzzes.  If you move it out of its 
> hanging-straight-down position it stops but there’s no guarantee that it 
> will stay there.  I’ve contemplated taking the thing off, but that will 
> leave 12 ugly holes where the hinge screws had been.  I’ve even 
> contemplated gluing it on straight out like the smaller pianos. 
> 
>  
> 
> Any suggestions???

CA an upright jack stop felt to one side of the hinge?


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