buzz

[John Ross]

I have found the buzz to be the element in an electric wall heater.
I have also found it to be a wall ornament.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:08 PM
Subject: RE: buzz


> Dean said:-
>
> ---Original Message Follows----
> From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
> Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: buzz
> Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 19:36:46 -0400
>
> First I make a pretty thorough investigation to try to find loose parts 
> (and
> pictures on the wall).
>
> What happened to me:
>
> One time it WAS THE WALL.  My dad sent me out to find a buzz he couldn't 
> find.  I searched and searched.  It was a spinet.  Pulled it out from the 
> wall to see if anything lying against soundboard.  Nothing 
> there....Reached over the top to play a key to listen to the buzz.  It was 
> gone!!
>
> Excited, I got up on my knees to be able to reach more keys--it was back!
>
> Sat down, discouraged--touched that first key--it was gone!
>
> Up again--it was back, down again it was gone.
>
> Everytime I leaned against the paneling on the wall, it went away.
>
> We repositioned the piano in the room where it wouldn't cause the wall to 
> vibrate.........
>
>