[CAUT] Bass string & Aliquot bar contact noise

[James Grebe]

What brand and model of piano is it?
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Callaghan" <robert.callaghan at harmonicity.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 3:08 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Bass string & Aliquot bar contact noise


> I'm looking at a grand piano where an upper bass string has a very 
> pronounced "zing" on a hard blow. It sounds just like when a damper wire 
> touches the string. But even with the damper removed I hear it.  I 
> suspect it is the bass string touching the treble aliquot bar below it, 
> meaning perhaps the aliquot bar is in the wrong spot, too far up the 
> slope of the plate. Before I do anything like move the aliquot bar, I 
> want to run this by everyone. Do you agree this could be it?
> 
> Thanks.
> Robert
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