Loose Ribs

[Ron Nossaman]

> Hi, all.  I was trying to tune a Shoninger spinet tonight (what a 
> horrible thing), and when I got to C#5, and to a lesser extent, D5, I 
> heard the weirdest sounds.  I knew that the thing had loose ribs, and 
> they were buzzing most of the way up the piano, but at that point, they 
> began to buzz "harmonically".  I have never heard this before.
>    I have attached a recording made on my Dell pocket PC, on which I run 
> Tunelab.  It is a .wav file, and can be opened with Windows Media 
> Player.  I turned the volume up, and it comes through clearly.  And it 
> is different the second time I hit C#, from the first time.
>    Anyone heard this kind of vibe coming from loose ribs before?
> Clark A. Sprague, RPT

Very nice, tuned rib duplexing! Better get the patent 
paperwork filed right away! Everyone's going to want one. <G>

I've heard similar, but that one's particularly deluxe. A good 
candidate for the kerosene express.
Ron N