Ed, I can't believe no one tried on your riddle. I guess most were like me. Stumped! Avery > The artist tells me that she hears a metallic noise, on release, but >only with the middle Bb chord, both hands, and only at piano level or >softer. It only does it when the pedal is also being released as her hands >are coming off the keys. > > I listen, I hear. It sounds like a metallic overtone from a back string. > It only does it at the end of a particular passage. > >The piano is a Steinway M, #261261 > > When I finally found the problem, it was nothing to do with the >strings, plate,case, or wheels, it was not to be found in any of the keys, >whippens, hammer shanks, damper underlevers action rails, sostenuto or >keyframe. It was not some exterior object rattling along with the piano. I >had had my hand on the offending item twice during the investigation, and >then only by chance did it occur to me what it was. > the repair took twenty seconds to effect, and 20 minutes to dry. > >Guesses?????? > >( I only posted this because several replies following the last riddle >suggested an interest, I think this is kinda an easy one compared to the >spring-tail bending) > >Regards to all >Ed Foote _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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