Loose Ribs

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Clark:
	Sounds very metallic to me.  I'd check for anything resting on the
soundboard, maybe between the plate and the board, or anything stuck inside
the back like toys and other junk.  Doesn't sound like ribs to me.  Good
sound clip, tho.
	Paul

Paul McCloud
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> [Original Message]
> From: Clark Sprague <CSPRAGUE4 at woh.rr.com>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 02/08/2008 7:40:49 AM
> Subject: Loose Ribs
>
> 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