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<DIV>Mary,</DIV>
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<DIV>This is just a thought, but after tapping down the string once again =
at the
hitch pin, "lightly" at bridge pins, making sure the string is NOT in a =
groove
on the bridge / capo bar, etc., then try resurfacing the hammer of =
the
problem note, voice the shoulders with a single needle 2 times on =
each
side, forward & back sides, then "sugar-coat" (as Ron =
Neblett
calls it) the hammer right on the two edges (top side) with no more =
than
2mm penetration starting halfway up one side, around the top, and down =
halfway
the other side. <U>Voicing</U> the hammer this way does =
something
physically to the string to vibrate it in a different way eliminating a lot=
of
the "weird" sounds you describe coming out of the piano you are =
trying to
tune.</DIV>
<DIV> Strange as it may sound, I =
had a
(somewhat) similar problem with a Kawai KG-3E at the Jr. College I tune/=
repair
for that Don Mannino and Ron Neblett (whom I talked to about the =
problem)
both recommended this process. And , IT WORKED !! &=
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I did not rescale or change out a string(s) thinking it was no good, etc. <=
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<DIV> IF after going all through =
this
process and the "weird" tones persist, then string replacement/scaling, may=
help. However, I'd go through the WHOLE piano to make sure =
loose
screws, "minor" soundboard cracks, loose debris, etc is still NOT a problem=
in
causing some kind of frequency vibrations.</DIV>
<DIV> It's just a though and I =
hope
(maybe) I help you remember to do something you may have already known to
do.</DIV>
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<DIV>Danny Tassin, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>Jackson State Comm. College</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:DLTassinpiano@juno.com">DLTassinpiano@juno.com</A></=
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