[pianotech] (no subject)

[John Formsma]

This is a good suggestion.

I doubt all the hammer heads are loose, but the described "between a paper
and a wood" sound sort of fits loose hammer heads.

Good luck, Gary. Keep looking and prodding, and something will eventually
surface.

--
JF



On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Joseph Alkana <josephspiano at comcast.net>wrote:

>  OK it’s not the keys. Check loose nut on key upstop rail anyhow.
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> Joseph Alkana RPT (Retired)
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Gary Doudna
> *Sent:* Monday, November 22, 2010 12:00 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* [pianotech] (no subject)
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> 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?
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