explanation(s), please

[Farrell]

Lots of good ideas on what to look for so far - and it could be any of them.

But I would also be sure to evaluate the tightness of the tuning pins on the 
offending strings. I have had tuning pins that were loose jump or "BANG" 
spontaneously and go way flat. I have usually seen that occur in the bass, 
not so much in the treble - but hey, why not the treble! Put you tuning 
lever on those pins and take just your pinky and give the tuning lever a 
nudge and see if the pin jumps with a good "BANG".

And check all the other suggestions also.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
>A small Brambach grand did something yesterday that has left me bamboozled.
> I'd appreciate any information, suggestions, advice....
>
> When I got there, the piano was surprisingly well in tune, considering its
> overall condition.  Two trichords in the 6th octave (below the break) were
> playing chords, but the rest was pretty OK.
>
> I pulled one of the offending notes into tune, and almost immediately one
> string went "BANG" and dropped pitch, taking the other with it.  I pulled 
> it
> back up -- no, it had not broken -- and then both of them did the same 
> thing
> (big BANG, very flat).  I've had that happen after treating pins with CA
> glue, but never before, and I hadn't treated any of them at that point. 
> (I
> did later, but it didn't have much effect.)
>
> Here's the part that really confuses me:  after that happened, one string 
> of
> a 2nd octave bichord went terribly flat on its own AND a cluster of four
> trichords just above the break in the 6th octave also spontaneously went
> horribly awry.  I had not touched any of them.........
>
> The plate does not appear to be cracked, and I didn't find anything else
> that looked particularly suspicious.  What am I missing here (other than 
> the
> chance to call the trash collectors and get the thing hauled away)? 
> Thanks!
>
> Annie Grieshop
>