Another 'D'

[Jeannie Grassi]

Avery,
Often, when using the pedal, it flexes the keybed just enough to cause the frame to need bedding.  In other words, this "woody" sound could be the keyframe knocking.  When I bed a keyframe I always double check for noise with the pedal depressed.....otherwise the results can depress me!  Am I close?

jeannie

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Avery
Todd
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 11:12 AM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Another 'D'


List,

I've already corrected this problem but just wanted to see if any
of you had ever run across this before. I never have and it took
me a little while to diagnose it.

Anton Kuerti noticed a slight wood type of rattle when the sustain
pedal was depressed fairly hard. We both could tell it was coming
from the damper tray area, somewhere.

It wasn't loose screws and the noise seemed to be coming from the
treble end of the tray area. The piano was rebuilt in 1996 and has
ALL new parts.

I won't let this little "puzzler" run past Monday if no one gets it
and how I corrected it. We all have better things to do than play
guessing games. Don't we? :-)

I just thought it would be a useful thing to know. Just in case........

Regards,
Avery