All the hammers are just fine. Matter of fact, they look new. The poor piano was never played much, even though it's 20 years old. The entire action is in very good condition. Matter of fact, the whole piano looks pretty good until you look around on the floor and on the inside and see all the piles of termite sawdust. To me, the tenor strings were going over the bridge at a funny angle. I'll bet Alan Forsyth's response has merit. The climate here is VERY humid and quite warm to boot, and I'll bet the sound board has warped. The next time I see (hear)this problem, I'll be sure to test a string outside of the bridge pins to check for down bearing. Thanks again for the help. P.S. Did I make a mistake by putting my signature on my first email? Richard Strang -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Greg Newell Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:16 PM To: pianotech Subject: RE: Bonk From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> Date: Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:49:55 PM US/Central To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: RE: Bonk Richard, Is the underside of the hammer felt unglued from the moulding and you just didn't see it? Are you in a very hot and humid environment? Greg Newell At 05:52 PM 6/14/2003, you wrote: Thanks for the fast replies. Let off on all problem notes is normal. The hammers are not blocking and are checking as normal, but the strings do not ring on the affected notes. It is almost as if the damper is not coming off the string, but it is and the note can be plucked and it rings. I'm at my wit's end. All the pianos with the bonk problem have been infested with termites, but I don't see how that could cause this problem. Thanks again for the input. Richard _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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