<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jim,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">To me it sounds like bad bass strings.
You might try, before ordering a new set, giving the existing strings
an extra twist. Rattles come from the windings coming loose on the
core wire. Tubby-ness is dirt and grime getting into the windings. Just
choose a half dozen of the worst equally spaced up and down the bass section
and see if the noises go away and/or tone brightens up. But, 45 years is
a long time for a school piano. You will probably need new strings.
Of course, it might be the bridge too. That can be checked if the
first experiment fails and you get ready to re-string. Always check
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<br><font size=4>Piano: Baldwin Hamilton Studio school piano - Probably
45+ years old. The bass (only the bass ) is tubby, rattles, bad sounding
notes, vibrations, etc. I am assuming it is the bass bridge that is loose.
Cannot see any separation. I do not know exactly how to repair this.
Anyone help??<br>
Thanks so much!<br>
Jim Smith</font><font size=3 face="Arial"><br>
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