A metallic sound from bridge pin/string?

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Dave,
                 Try tapping the bridge pin down first, with a nail 
set  punch. The pin may have a nick or a little groove in it. Just takes 
a  few seconds to try. They try the CA treatment.
Regards Roger


At 07:37 AM 9/29/2006, you wrote:
>  Hi all,
>
>I serviced a new Bohemia 185 yesterday.  There were many voicing and 
>tuning issues, most of which were taken care of with tuning, some lifting, 
>sand paper, a toothbrush (my new answer to a wire brish), and a small 
>amount of needling.
>
>D#4, however, has a metallic after ring that I couldn't dispose of for any 
>length of time.  I was able to make it go away for brief periods by 
>seating the string at the front bridge pin (pushing down, not 
>whacking!).  After about ten hammer blows, the sound would return.  It 
>seems that the string wants to return to the position from whence it came, 
>the spot of the annoying noise.  I tried to lightly tap the pin with a 
>dowel, but to no avail.
>
>Might this be a situation where a tiny spot of CA might do the trick?
>
>I'd be most grateful for any suggestions.
>
>Dave Stahl
>
>
>Dave Stahl Piano Service
>650-224-3560
>dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
>http://dstahlpiano.net/
>
>
>
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