Boston

[Richard Brekne]

I spent almost two years sharing responsiblity for preping Boston grands and
uprights for Sherman Clay in Seattle with a couple RPTs there. I never came
across a similiar problem. We have one here at the university which sounds
really nice. The Steinway tech from Oslo did a superior job voicing this 7
footer for a small acoustically bright room. My experience with Boston is only
good, tho I understand several tuners have complained about tuning some of
them.

Perhaps this is climat related ? What are the humidity levels ? If its very dry
sometimes buzzing of all sorts can be a problem. Get somebody to play some of
the worst notes and start walking about the instrument poking here and there
with your fingers and ears and see if you can isolate the problem. Remember
also that buzzing often comes from light fixtures and wall heaters and other
such things placed in the room and that its sometimes baffeling to find out
that the buzz is actually not comeing from the piano but from one of these.

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

Kristinn Leifsson wrote:

> List
>
> I have come across, what seems to me, a recurring problem with the Boston
> grand pianos.
>
> When playing forte there is a buzzing in the lower treble.
>
> This is accompanied by a short sustain, about 5-8 seconds.
>
> The problem does not seem to be connected to the hammers.  I repeat, these
> are more than one, and more than two instruments, with the buzzing isolated
> to this area.
>
> Any thoughts?  Might it be bridge-connected?
>
> What is your general experience with Boston?
>
> Kristinn Leifsson
> Reykjavík, Iceland