What Is Wrong With These Notes?

[Clyde Hollinger]

Vinny,

You need to know if the problem is in the tone the strings actually 
produce, or in the way the hammer hits the string.  You can determine 
this by plucking the strings of A5, A#5 and B5 with a fingernail and 
comparing the sound with surrounding notes that normally sound okay.  If 
they sound fine when plucking, then the problem is not structural in 
nature (bearing, bridge, etc.) but in the action. 

If they sound poorly even when plucking, then I think Mick's suggestions 
are on the right track.  If they are the last notes at the end of a 
bridge, check carefully to see if the bridge might be coming unglued, or 
if there are breaks or cracks at the bridge pin, etc.

Regards,
Clyde Hollinger



vinny samarco wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>I have been working on a Wurlitzer which is about ten years' old.  On the
>note A, (880) as well as the b flat and B natural above it, these notes
>almost sound like the letoff is adjust too closely, that is, they sounded
>almost totally damped.
>Any adjustment in letoff, does not change the sustain of these notes.  these
>notes will  only sustain about one quarter as much as the rest of the
>keyboard.
>I thought maybe it was the damper, so I pressed the damper pedal, and even
>held the dampers away from the strings, but the results were the same.
>Could this be a bridge or soundboard problem?
>Thank you for your help.
>Vinny Samarco
>  
>