Ken - I'm inclined to think that it's plate resonance. Some of the Heintzman's are not the only makes of pianos that are plagued with extraneous plate noise. Al Jeschke > > Maybe this won't be of interest to our US friends: > Yesterday I tuned a "Sklar-Pepplar" Heintzman 42" upright. I call >it that because, after Heintzman sold out, the company was owned for a >time by the furniture company Sklar-Pepplar. They made quite a few pianos >and, although they weren't bad, they were nothing like the original >Heintzmans. > The one I tuned yesterday had a strange after-ring. It didn't >occur when I played bass notes, only when I played in the high treble. It >sounded like resonance from unmuted ends of strings, although all the ends >seemed to have stringing felt wound through them. > Any one have any ideas what the cause might be and how to correct >it? > Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta > > >
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