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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I had an odd =
occurrence today
that I really hope that you all can help me with. I had a customer =
who has
a new Steinway model 4510 (model 45?) studio, with damper problems. When =
I got
out there, it's kind of a damper problem, but not really. The =
problem
is;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A) The whole piano rings, when =
you play a
chord or any note in a staccato fashion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>B) The pedals are not lifting the =
dampers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>C) The spoons are not too early, the =
strings have
plenty of follow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>D) The dampers are aligned properly. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> In short, no real =
problem with
the damper system. What I did notice while working on the trapwork was =
that if I
stuck the plate with the heel of my hand, the whole piano would ring. =
When you
struck the piano anywhere, it would ring. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I did notice that =
some of the
bi-chords where indented by the strings, but they had plenty of
follow-through.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The waste ends on =
the hitch pin
side of the strings were already braided. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I tried striking =
notes with my
hand on groups of strings, and no effect. I strummed groups of notes and =
found
nothing leaking. And yet the whole piano had a real ring to it. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm just wondering =
if the plate,
being sand cast, could have warped and twisted enough to cause some =
weird
tension on it which would cause it to ring like a bell. I mean, if =
something as
massive as a plate wanted to ring, could you really expect the energy to =
go up
the strings to be damped by little pieces of felt? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I hope that someone =
can help me
out. Tomorrow I call Kent Webb, and see if he can help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> One interesting note =
here. This
piano was just purchased three months ago. I looked it up in the Atlas, =
it was
produced in '96.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A>
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