Backcheck noise

[David Love]

Tails aren't rough (in fact I tried sanding them even smoother to no avail)
and the radius seems correct in terms of the amount of tail in contact with
the backcheck.  This is not a hard checking problem, it's more an issue of
noise.

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
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Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:12 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Backcheck noise


<<  new Steinways recently with very loud hammer
tail to backcheck leather contact noise--especially audible on a soft blow.
The leather looks and feels relatively normal but the noise is definitely
bothersome.  What is the likely cause and remedy.   >>

Tails too rough.  I can get good checking when I leave them pretty smooth on

a radius is about 3" but it seems that factory hammers are often much
steeper 
than that and depend on rough tails for checking security. 
    Sometimes, the new hammers don't have enough material left on the tail
to 
correct the radius, <sigh>. 
Regards, 
 
Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html