Yamaha mystery noise

[David M. Porritt]

Check the key leads or even the leads in the damper underlevers.

dave


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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275


----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Dave Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:01:17 -0600
Subject: Yamaha mystery noise

>Hey all,

>  I have a nagging noise in the action of a two year old C2, somewhere 
>between a click and a rattle,  the quality of teflon bushing noise 
>but repeating a bit. If that makes any sense at all. Or possibly it 
>sounds like a little mini golf pencil in exactly the wrong spot on 
>the key where it can bounce off the capstan but not hit its 
>neighbors. It appears on F#3 and a little on F3 and A3, nowhere else. 
>I have repinned, reglued hammer heads, tightened screws until I'm 
>blue in the face, even checked leg bolt washers, damper and sostenuto 
>screws and key leads. Any ideas no matter how bizarre or obvious 
>would be appreciated.
>-- 
>----Dave


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>New Orleans
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