[pianotech] String rattle

Scott Helms, RPT tuner at helmsmusic.net
Tue Aug 25 08:11:46 MDT 2009


Chuck -

I usually notice a "click" rather than a "rattle" as the symptoms of these
problems - maybe we're just using "noise terminology" differently!  :)

Scott
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Scott A. Helms, Registered Piano Technician
480-818-3871
www.helmsmusic.net






> Joe - As long as everyone is guessing, I'll take a shot at it myself
> .
> If 2 individual notes are rattling, I would guess that either the hammer
> butt screw on the notes are loose, which can be ascertained if you try
> tightening them, and they turn, or the hammerheads themselves are coming
> loose from the hammer shanks. Try holding the hammer shank and rocking the
> hammer gently up and down (not enough to break the shank). If you sense
> looseness, work it up and down until it comes off completely, then reglue.
> If that is the problem, the rattling will cease immediately. Chuck
>




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