<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/6/2004 7:29:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, wmaxim@sc.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In desperation, I fell back on the frowne= d-on practice of wedging something between the board and a beam.  I wedged= a rubber mute + wooden wedge up under the lath (what is its correc= t name?) that connects 3 ribs in that area.   It stops the buzz fo= r now.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>       The "Pulsator" on a B of this age could easily be loose. It is doweled to the 5 ribs & also elevated off o= f them by shims, but don't ask why. In my practice they are frequently not ver= y tight. This is a strong possibility for your buzz.</DIV> <DIV>   Dale Erwin <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Reb= uilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>