Thanks Mark and Ed both, and Ron too. Actually, the very first thing I tried, was doing a thorough string level / hammer travel / match the hammers to the strings... and it did help... a little. The sound was more pure and there was a lot less garbage in there, but... that noise was still there, strong as ever! I tried needling the daylights out of hammers. It helped. But if I hit those same keys a little harder, there it was, the same noise. Ron put up an e-mail which got me to thinking. Soundboard impedance. This is one I'm going to have to study a bit. I haven't paid much attention in the past, but I think it's time. There were several Boston pianos that went back to Steinway last year to put new soundboards in. Some kind of problem with the 'tone', or "they just don't sing", if I recall. Perhaps the Kawai soundboards (that's who makes Bostons) are quite different from Steinways??? Again, thanks for the thoughts. I appreciate the input. Hope you're all having a great weekend. Brian Trout Quarryville, Pa. Mark Bolsius wrote:
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