Bonk

[Richard Strang]

All the hammers are just fine. Matter of fact, they look new. The poor piano
was never played much, even though it's 20 years old. The entire action is
in very good condition. Matter of fact, the whole piano looks pretty good
until you look around on the floor and on the inside and see all the piles
of termite sawdust. To me, the tenor strings were going over the bridge at a
funny angle. I'll bet Alan Forsyth's response has merit. The climate here is
VERY humid and quite warm to boot, and I'll bet the sound board has warped.
The next time I see (hear)this problem, I'll be sure to test a string
outside of the bridge pins to check for down bearing. Thanks again for the
help.

P.S. Did I make a mistake by putting my signature on my first email?

Richard Strang

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of Greg Newell
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:16 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: RE: Bonk


From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat Jun 14, 2003  9:49:55  PM US/Central
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: RE: Bonk


Richard,
        Is the underside of the hammer felt unglued from the moulding
and you just didn't see it? Are you in a very hot and humid environment?

Greg Newell



At 05:52 PM 6/14/2003, you wrote:

 Thanks for the fast replies. Let off on all problem notes is normal.
The hammers are not blocking and are checking as normal, but the
strings do not ring on the affected notes. It is almost as if the
damper is not coming off the string, but it is and the note can be
plucked and it rings. I'm at my wit's end. All the pianos with the bonk
problem have been infested with termites, but I don't see how that
could cause this problem. Thanks again for the input.
 
 
Richard

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