strange noise

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Dick,
My first guess would be a slow moving ceiling fan located somewhere close
to the room that the piano is in or a refraction from a room immediately
adjacent to it. Also try closing the drapes if there are any. Your clue of 
WORBLING is why this is my guess!
Joe Goss
You know you are on the level if your bubble is in the middle.

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> From: Dick Powell <dbpowell1@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: strange noise
> Date: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 5:29 PM
> 
> Willem & Don, There wasn't a ceiling fan in the room , any way I don't
> remember seeing one. I'll have to check it out and make sure. Thanks for
> the tip, I'll remember this for future tunings.
> Dick
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 18:09:48 EDT Wimblees@aol.com writes:
> >In a message dated 98-09-02 17:53:20 EDT, you write:
> >
> ><< List, I tuned a Wellington console by Aoelian today that had false 
> >beats
> > everywhere, even in the single bass strings. Also several notes when
> > played had a WORBLING ( best description I could come up with) sound 
> >to
> > them. The piano doesn't look like its very old.
> > Does anyone out there have any ideas as to what might be causing this
> > strange noise, or is it just the name on the front of the piano 
> >that's
> > the problem?
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Worn out after this one
> > Dick---Associate
> > Louisiana
> >  >>
> >
> >
> >Dick:
> >
> >This might not be the piano at fault. Was there by any chance a 
> >ceiling fan
> >running at the time you were tuning?  This will cause the "worbling" 
> >sound you
> >describe, and cause all the strings to produce the wow wow beats 
> >associated
> >with false beats
> >
> >Willem Blees RPT
> >St. Louis
> >
> 
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