Ed,
I had a simular problem with a Steinway B which myself and four
other RPTs had no luck using traditional voicing techniques. The piano
sat around for years this way until I finally decided to replace the
string just for the heck of it. That fixed it! I don't know the reason
for the funny sound but suspect the string was once pulled beyond its'
elastic limits or that there were twists in the wire.
-Mike Jorgensen RPT
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