Tighten the screw on the action, hammer but screws, wippen screws. Check if hammer heads are loose or catchers. Check the bridal strap wires, are they clicking against their neighbor. Paul Milkie ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Gary Doudna <doudna440 at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] (no subject) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:59:57 -0600 The other day, I did a 65 cent pitch raise on a W........ console.� Will return in two weeks to retune.� In tuning, I noticed a slapping sound�in�the action when I did test blows, actually any blow in the forte (f) range.� The dip was a little excessive, but the sound definitely was coming from the action area, not from the keys.� I checked with dampers off strings, also didn't see slapping jacks, and the action brackets were low and tight.� The sound was somewhere between a paper and a wood sound.� Any ideas?Thanks,�� Gary -- Doudnas PO Box 68 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Doudna440 at gmail.com ____________________________________________________________ Mortgage Rates Hit 2.67%! If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Gov't Refi Programs http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cead3ef6a08c323266st05duc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101122/b44beb85/attachment.htm>
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