Bonk

[Greg Newell]

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You made no mistake that I know of Richard. Nice to hear from you. Perhaps=
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we'll now have some insight to how pianos respond to environment and other=
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things in your part of the world. Welcome!

Greg Newell




At 12:43 PM 6/15/2003, you wrote:

>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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Greg Newell
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