May be a low impedance spot on the soundboard? regards, Bernhard Stopper Willem Blees schrieb: > Alan > > Try scraping the hammer with your fingernail, and see if it will > soften up a bit. If it does, get out you sandpaper paddle, smooth the > surface, and then needle the crown. > > Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > Honolulu, HI > Author of > The Business of Piano Tuning > available from Potter Press > www.pianotuning.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 4:42 pm > Subject: Sore Thumb E4 > > To all with long experience .... > > Old Harvard upright. Hammers a little flat from wear, not going to > shape them at this time. Piano tuned, Action "basic regulated", i.e., > key height, blow, lost motion, let-off, checking, and aftertouch. Play > up and down the keys, and E4 is much, MUCH, MUCH louder than it's > neighbors on a similar blow. Hammer doesn't look any different than > neighbors, strings are not particularly level, but neither are the > neighbors. > > I didn't think to swap hammers while I was there, but will be > returning to work more on this piano. > > Whataythinky'all? What am I missing? > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > P.S. It's not a little louder than other tenor notes it's a LOT > louder. Did I mention that? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail > <http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970>!
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