<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you for the help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I also have been surprised that the buzz is = isolated in the bass strings and that all of the bass strings are producing a buzz.  The first thing I thought of was something loose on the = soundboard, loose ribs etc but after numerous checks have just about decided it is = the bass strings windings. When I twist the string or replaced a string there was = a definite improvement but a buzz that sounds like loose winding is = pronounced. I am thinking of ordering a couple of fresh strings just to see if that = solves the problem.  I am going to do some more checking around the rim but I = have yet to find where any  fork lift has come through the rim or any repair = has been made.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ron</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 23, 2004 1:46 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hamburg Steinway = "D" bass (wound string) Buzz</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Can you describe the buzzing more.  I would be surprised if = it were the strings.  Loose windings developing on all wound strings at = the same time seems unlikely.  Have you checked the connection of the = soundboard to the rim on the side that was impacted by the forklift?  Go = underneath and push up around the edges with your thumbs and see if you hear any crackling or see any movement.  Use a thin feeler gauge to check = for around the edges and the ribs as well.  Take a mirror and a = flashlight and look around under the plate for some foreign object, check the = bass bridge for delamination of the cap.  I'm sure there are other = possibilities as well.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ronmay_rpt@Bellsouth.net = href="mailto:ronmay_rpt@Bellsouth.net">Ron May, RPT</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 5/23/2004 10:33:06 AM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hamburg Steinway "D" = bass (wound string) Buzz</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there any piano techs on this = list that are still interested in talking about piano problems or are we now just = solving political problems.  If so, I could use your = input.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am the servicing piano technician = for a Hamburg Steinway (D) 9 foot grand. According to the serial = (450690)number it seems to be a 1977. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I first came on the scene with this = piano a couple of years ago and although everyone seems to be in love with = the piano I immediately was taken back by a pronounced buzz in all of the 39 = wound strings.  There seems to be plenty of bearing on the bass = bridge. I have exhausted all of my known fixes. I have put additional = twists in the strings in hopes of tightening the windings. I've tapped the = strings down on the bridge and hitch pins. all of which improved the piano a = bit.  There is a box of Mapes strings which I assume were kept = for emergency replacement that have been boxed for 6-7 years. I replaced = a few of the strings with the strings from the box.  This also = improved the sound considerably  on those strings but a buzz is still quite audible.. From what I have heard, at the time of purchase, a fork = lift had been run into the side of the piano and the church had made a = special buy on the piano after the repair. I can'! t help but wonder if the mapes = strings being rolled up in the original box wouldn't also have developed a = few loose windings. I have heard some good reports about Arledge Bass Strings = and am very interested in any experiences you have had with these strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano is used for many = concerts during season. I am surprised that we have had no complaints from the = artists. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron May, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vero Beach FL</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>