twangy ... again!

[ETomlinCF3]

When having twangy, wangy sounds start with the basics.  Hammer shape is
fundamental.  Get a good shape.  Check hammer to string alignment.  Level
strings.  Then string voice...that is to say, mute two strings lightly and
listen to each string and decide which string may be the offender.  Then voice
about 2mm deep in the string groove.  This will allmost always take care of
this noise.  The most important step is the Hammer Shape!  Then string
leveling.  This will get you there.  Hammer shaping for churches that..."HIT"
is a good idea to just keep up on it.  Remember...when the Spirit moves, The
strings do also.

Ed Tomlinson
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   I had this problem with another piano, and all of you were so kind to
 offer suggestions about how to deal with a twangy sound.  No I have it
 again, on another piano, but this piano has been a problem in one way or
 another for quite a while.
    Yamaha grand, owned by church.  The player really hits it!  It needs
 tuning often, but the worst part is that she complains about the sound of
 certain notes... not always the same notes.  Today it was G5.  Sure enough
 there is a twang as the string is struck.  F#5 also to a lesser degree.
 Rest of the piano no problem.  Well, yes there is a problem with D# 5,
 where the upper treble begins.  It has no resonance at all.  Note just
 dies.  I couldn't figure out what to do with that either.
   Back to G5.  There is a bit of false beat on two of the strings, but that
 isn't the cause of the twang.  I have voiced, checked for loose bolts and
 screws, etc.  I would like to think that the sound is coming from the drums
 behind the piano (they do a lot of gospel type stuff), or the guitar
 strings.  Just can't find anything.  She (the player) is very sensitive to
 the sound and it is major bothered.
   I am losing my confidence over this animal.  I can't seem to fix it, and
 I don't know what to tell her.
   
   
 Ed Carwithen >>