JR450, Any loose screws anywhere? Are the sounds coming from the piano for sure? Use a air tank with air under pressure or vac with blowing abilities and blow out any thing that is under the plate that you can't see. check all hinge pins! Good luck and let us know. Joe Goss ---------- > From: JR450@AOL.COM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: need help w/Baldwin Grand noise > Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 9:35 PM > > I service a 1992 Baldwin 6'3" model L. There is a very stubborn pinging or > sizzling sound in several keys in the tenor right next to the tenor treble > break that I cannot seem to get rid of. I've tried the usual things like > pulling up on the strings with a string hook, leveling the strings, mating the > hammers to the strings, seating the strings at the bridges, needling the > hammers. Nothing has helped. This piano has the Baldwin Accu-just hitch pin. > The downbearing seems excessive to me. Any ideas?
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