Bass string too close to damper wire! On 10 March 2012 10:59, Rebecca and John Silva <misc at rjsilva.com> wrote: > Hi, > > When playing a particular note on a piano I saw today (Baldwin L) a harsh > vibration would sound. The vibration would only happen for a moment (1/4 > second?) even while the note continued to sound, it was about 1/2 the > volume of the note and only happened when playing hard. I worked with the > owner for about an hour trying to figure it out and we were only able to > determine it is based on pitch—if I detuned the note it would go away, and > if I detuned the adjacent note to the offending pitch that new note would > cause the vibration. > > I looked at everything I could, ensured every part/screw I could see was > not loose, tapped on the bridge pins, and tried to figure out where the > vibration was coming from. > > Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look? Any common but elusive > offenders? Two highly regarded technicians in the area were also apparently > unable to figure it out. > > Thanks! > > John -- Bruce Browning The Piano Tuner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120310/d4e270bf/attachment.htm>
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