<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" lang="EN-US" style="tab-interval:.5in"> Sounds to me like the capo bar isnt dressed well enough. Have you tried sliding the strings back and forth laterally on the capo to see if this helps at all ? Have you also tried lifting up on all the strings while  leveling them ? Take a mirror and a flashlight and inspect the V termination. New or not... if it needs dressing it needs dressing. Cheers RicB Lance Lafargue wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C3929A.9BD803F0"><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/><style>  </style>  <div class=Section1> <div class="MsoNormal">I have always struggled with the capo buzz in many pianos. Young Chang/Prambergers I’ve never succeeded with, Steinways, I usually can do it.I have discussed this many times with many techs.I am exhausted after a 14 hour day with three B’s one of which is still giving me fits. It is a new Steinway B, prepped by a large reputable dealer.The piano was/is nice.But it was a little bright after some play and I went in, pitch raised it, stopped sympathetic aliquot ringing, leveled strings with my Mother Goose leveling tool, fit hammers to strings, worked on damper bleeding, etc.There were several hammers, especially the first C at the V bar that had a buzzing quality.I sugar coated/voiced, 3/8” needled the shoulders, evened everything out, got it acceptable, and the buzzing returned, a bit.Enough to bug the customer.<o:p></o:p></div> <o:p></o:p> After more sugar coating (shallow needling at crown) and more 3/8” inch needles just off of the string marks (both straight down and in at an angle), I am at the point where I am killing the bell quality and volume to extinguish the metallic buzzes. I believe these hammers were hardened with lacquer, not key top solution.Tapping strings onto bridges, done, seating strings at every termination point, done. This exists to some extent throughout the V bar area.This is the buzzing that goes away when you put your finger on the front duplex section. Just hoping I may hear something new (hoping not to hear a buzz). I appreciate any new suggestions, I am so worn out!<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Lance Lafargue, RPT<o:p></o:p> LAFARGUE PIANOS<o:p></o:p> <st1:City><st1:place>New Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p> 985.72P.IANO<o:p></o:p> lancelafargue@bellsouth.net<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p></div> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>   </body> </html>