"Noise"

[Leslie W Bartlett]

Thanks:  are you saying on "cheap" pianos, this clutter is NOT inherent
to the piano and its design, and so can be eliminated by proper detective
work?

Leslie Bartlett M. Mus
Houston Chapter PTG
lesbart@juno.com

On Tue, 11 Mar 1997 20:15:48 -0500 nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) writes:
>Leslie,
>
>I can think of a few items to pay attention to the next time you tune
>that
>piano.
>
>        Hard, bad or too fast dampers
>        Open waste end strings
>        Hammers need filing and voicing
>        Bridges are cracked or loose pins causing false beats.
>        Soundboard and ribs loose. (watch them loose ribs, they
>tickle).
>        Noise rattling action.
>        Strings not rendering easily
>
>Have fun diagnosing.
>
>        Newton
>        nhunt@jagat.com
>
>