Hi Lance, I did not understand that the piano had not been replaced. Shame on the store! I do hope you left the damppchaser installed! My feeling is that duplexes act like a "band pass filter" absorbing unwanted frequencies. The duplexes are on the plate, so unless the plate functions as a "sound board" the energy is lost to the piano. But then perhaps plates *do* act as a "higher frequency" soundboard? At 03:53 PM 18/11/2004 -0600, you wrote: >Thanks Ron, >Isn't the plate just too low or aliquot too low? There was crown and >bearing, just not enough on the aliquot. I imagine that shimming the >aliquot and controlling humidity would have been the easiest fix. My >concern in trying to address it myself on a new piano that probably >still had RH instability was going too far and the string then climbing >up on the bridge cap/pins, making me then responsible for a new problem. > > >If anyone sees 7 footers out there with this, just remember this post, >because the tech with more experience with this brand than I, knew right >off where to look. > >Lance Lafargue, RPT >LAFARGUE PIANOS >New Orleans Chapter, PTG >985.72P.IANO >llafargue@charter.net >www.lafarguepianos.com > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of >Ron Nossaman >Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:35 AM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: RE: [CAUT] back duplex > > >>I have not been back, I'm a problem, so don't know the bearing, crown, >>sound, etc. Just wanted to know what others thought of the >>solution. Like, if your BMW's headlights flicker, just unplug >>them. Mary, I thought of your solution, but I go back to.. After >$28,000, >>should the customer be expected to accept this and what will the piano >>"do" later? Also, the maker says it ain't right, the dealer just >doesn't >>want to pay moving expenses, etc. The dealer is several hours away, >out >>of state. Thanks to all. >> >>Lance Lafargue, RPT > > >Buzzing on the aliquot is the symptom, and it seems to me that someone >ought to be trying to discover the cause instead of just - unplugging >the >lights. I agree that braiding off the back scale isn't much of a fix for > >even a $3,999.95 flowerpot stand that shouldn't have gotten out of the >factory in that condition in the first place, and the customer shouldn't > >put up with it. That's why I asked about the bearing and crown. I'm >interested in knowing how the piano was set up to do this, because >something is VERY wrong, and having details is good ammunition when >you're >talking to manufacturers and dealers. > >Ron N > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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