bass strings

[Carl Teplitski]

Gooood point. Yes they buzz when sounding. Some of the dampers did buzz on
return,
so managed to fix those.  I'm supposing that maybe they buzzed before the coke
? ! ?
Possible that these are baaaaaad strings. Must replace one bad one to ascertain
for sure.
Thanks.

Carl


Phillip Ford wrote:

> >Recently tuned a console model piano with very " buzzy bass " strings.
> >Looking it over,
> >I noticed that something like coke was obviously sprayed everywhere ,
> >including
> >the hammers, dampers, and strings.  Piano is in a church auditorium
> >setting where
> >young people gather to play basketball, lunch, and study. The buzz is
> >very metalic,
> >like the windings are loose.  Tried to twist a couple with no success.
> >....
> >
> >Carl / Winnipeg
>
> Before replacing the strings I would make sure that the buzz is coming from
> the strings.  You said stuff had gotten on the dampers as well.  Some of
> the dampers may have gotten hard as a result and are causing a buzz upon
> their return to the string.  Does it buzz when the key is held down and the
> note is sounding, or when the key is released?
>
> Phil Ford
>
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