Puzzler: A new one on me !

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On 15-mei-05, at 23:45, Ric Brekne wrote:

> Ok folks.
>
> Subject was a 1985 Steinway C in very fine condition. New hammers and 
> shanks a couple years back, with a full Stanwood balancing job done 
> whilst David was here for the Bergen Convention. Just newly voiced and 
> regulated. Hammers recieved their  first real re-shapping since the 
> initial install.  During the last stages of the voicing I notice  the 
> first note in the highest section making a noise that was unmistakably 
> a hammer come loose from its shank. No mistaking that sound at all.... 
> except I was wrong.
>
> The only clue I will give you is that I changed hammer and shank with 
> the neighbor and the noise dissapeared, which led me to the solution.
>
> I'll be interested to see if anyone nails this one right off. Wouldnt 
> suprise me either way tho.
>
> Cheers
> RicB

You sniffed hammer dope and the world turned pinky..yes?

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