Young Chang

[Z! Reinhardt]

One trick I saw demonstrated at a convention was to put clear fingernail
polish on the offending string lengths.  That deadened the worst of the
noise from that area but not so much that it killed the clarity and sustain
of the note.  The polish is that it dries hard, so it doesn't get gunky
with dust and dirt.  It comes off pretty easily with acetone on a Q-tip.

Sometimes very selective single-needle voicing will help.  I've only seen
one person who had that uncanny sense of just where and how deep to stick
that needle.  I'm trying to develop that sense myself ... ... ...

Another trick I've seen is using tiny pieces of buckskin about 1/8" wide
and just long enough to go over the middle string and under each side of a
unison.

Hope this helps ---

ZR!  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net

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> From: Mike Masters <agraffes@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Young Chang
> Date: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 12:01 PM
> 
> I have a customer with a new Young Chang G-150. (actually I have quite 
> a few customers with new YC grands) I tuned her piano (dealer warranty) 
> about 2 weeks ago. She called me last week and couldn't quite describe 
> the problem. I was there earlier this morning to investigate, and found 
> a problem that is common in most (if not all) YC grands (and other makes 
> as well). The sound is a ringing coming from the non-speaking lentgh 
> between the front duplex and the capo bar in the mid and high treble. I 
> can put my finger on the strings in this area and the *noise* stops for 
> that particular note. I know that some manufacturers will use a felt 
> strip or stringing braid woven through the strings to mute the noise in 
> the rear duplex, but I've never seen this done at the front. I have 
> never taken time (before today to find the cause, I always assumed it 
> was a characteristic of the YC piano that couldn't be fixed. Guess I was 
> wrong. I haven't talked to YC yet, but do plan to. I think I'm going to 
> go ahead and try stringing braid in this area, unless someone (Don 
> maybe?) has had any different experiences or ideas. Looking forward to 
> the advice of the list. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Mike Masters
> Masters Piano Service
> Lakewood, OH