Richard, Thanks for the suggestions. <<Any such adventure is going to take you a bit of time. But if you have the time and the customer is willing to pay for the job, loosen the strings in the treble section and remove the pressure bar. Then resurface both the pressure bar and the termination.>> Since this piano is only 3 years old, it would have to be done under warranty. I had thought about doing this very thing if necessary. <<Another thing, sometimes false beats related to the termination / pressure bar area can be lessened by re-seating the strings with a so called false beat eliminator tool (available from Schaff I believe). Press firmly on the string between the termination and the pressure bar instead of the speaking length.>> I had not thought about this. What does this tool (which I have) accomplish in this area? It would seem that the tendency would be to create grooves in the V-bar, which would eventually defeat the purpose of resurfacing it. <<Course you wanta make sure this area is indeed the cause of the falseness, but I have yet to see this job not make a marked improvement in sound clarity.>> Yes, I am sure it would make an improvement. John Formsma Blue Mountain, MS
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