<!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 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check for broken needle in hammer?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 29, 2006 7:37 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> A metallic sound from bridge pin/string?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> Hi all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I serviced a new Bohemia 185 yesterday.  There were many voicing and tuning issues, most of which were taken care of with tuning, some lifting, sand paper, a toothbrush (my new answer to a wire brish), and a small amount of needling.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>D#4, however, has a metallic after ring that I couldn't dispose of for any length of time.  I was able to make it go away for brief periods by seating the string at the front bridge pin (pushing down, not whacking!).  After about ten hammer blows, the sound would return.  It seems that the string wants to return to the position from whence it came, the spot of the annoying noise.  I tried to lightly tap the pin with a dowel, but to no avail.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Might this be a situation where a tiny spot of CA might do the trick?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'd be most grateful for any suggestions.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<BR><BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target=_blank><B>Check out the new AOL</B></A>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>