<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Dear list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am working on a Kawai UST-7 Studio Upright (serial # = k1315592).</DIV> <DIV>When I hammer on the bass keys that have 2 strings only, I hear a = distant yet discernable sizzle/ringing/echo sound. I searched quite extensively = to find the culprit of what may be a weak damper or something else that was just = plain loose.</DIV> <DIV>I am wondering if this may just be a sympathethic ringing = that may be caused my echoing off a wall or something of the like.</DIV> <DIV>Funny thing is though it only occurs in that area of the bass, = nowhere else! </DIV> <DIV>Is this a characteristic of this model?</DIV> <DIV>Any suggestions?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you in advance</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark D. Montbriand</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark's Piano Service<BR>10576 Webster Road<BR>Freeland, MI  48623<BR>989-695-2518<BR>989-205-2761<BR><A href="mailto:mps@usol.com">mps@usol.com</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>