PS. you can also solve slight vv damper problems this way. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:23 PM Subject: RE: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA > Okay, I give up. How do you "move the string at the agraff?" > > Alan R. Barnard > Salem, MO > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:46 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA > > Ditto on this Mike. I found moving the string at the agraff away from > the > damper wire was enough to solve the buzz. That saved having to bend > damper > wires but ment having toresurface the hammer and relevel the string. > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA > > > > Dave, I ran into this once and found the damper wire was too close > to > a > > string and at certain times a buzzy zing would occur. Maybe? > > Mike Kurta > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Smith" <dsmith941@comcast.net> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:08 PM > > Subject: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA > > > > > > > I installed a dampp chaser on a nicely rewhatevered M&H AA circa > 1923 > > which > > > just migrated to Florida. Will be going back to tune in a month or > so. > > > Meanwhile, owner complains of a buzzing or zinging sound on G#6 > which is > > > intermittant and only appears once in a while in a certain Chopin > Etude. > > > Sure enough, no amount of my playing around with this or adjacent > notes > > > caused the problem, but I did hear it when she played the Chopin. > Very > > > short ZINGing sound as if a small screwdriver momentarily touched > the > > > string. Damper felt looks normal. Damper adjustment seems right. > I > > could > > > see nothing out the the ordinary, at least to my eyes. I removed > the > > action > > > and checked the damper wire screw for this note, it was tight. I > did, > > > however, notice that by manually lifting and dropping each damper > lever, > > the > > > one for G#6 caused a more metallic sound when dropped than did its > > > neighbors. Could not figure out why. Need to be able to fix this > noise > > > upon returning next month. > > > > > > I have read the archives on damper zing. Dont think it is damper > felt > > > problem in this case. Wondering if loose damper lift flange or a > flukey > > > damper spring maybe could cause this sound? If so, the damper > flange > > screws > > > on this model appear to be inaccessable, as they are vertical. > Looks as > > if > > > the entire damper assemply would have to come out just to check lift > > flange > > > screws. > > > > > > It's likely I've missed some basic thingee that everyone else knows. > Hope > > > so! I would appreciate any thoughts on troubleshooting this noise, > as > > well > > > as any insight on how the damper lift flange screws can be > tightened, > > short > > > of removing entire damper assembly. > > > > > > Dave Smith > > > SW FL > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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