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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am working on a 1928 Steinway M that =
has loud
unpleasant overtones in notes E3 to B3. The overtone sounds like an out =
of tune
cymbal or bell about a seventh above the fundamental. It can first =
be
heard immediately after initial impact, and has a long decay. It =
is not a
sympathetic vibration from elsewhere in the piano. It occurs =
whether the
string is struck with the hammer or plucked. The strings have been =
replaced, leveled, and terminations checked. Nose bolts are tight. =
Hammers
are new Steinways. Hammer voicing reduced the overtone on some =
notes, but
not on others. The piano has very little downbearing in the tenor, =
but
pressing upward under the bridge in this area does not affect the =
problem.
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