<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=714281120-30102006><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Ed</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=714281120-30102006><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=714281120-30102006><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Shift the action further in if possible, for the hammers is striking the capo bridge rather than the strings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=714281120-30102006><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Kallie Swanepoel</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Piano Tuner/Klavierstemmer</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Skype Name:<BR>KallieSwanepoel<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Phone: +27 (0) 12 379 3762<BR>Mobile: +27 (0) 83 261 6942<BR>Voice Link: +27 (0) 88 129 8775<BR>Fax: +27 (0) 86 633 2999<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><A href="http://www.kallieswanepoel.co.za/">http://www.kallieswanepoel.co.za</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ed Carwithen<BR><B>Sent:</B> 30 October 2006 21:15<BR><B>To:</B> Piano Tech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Thunk<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I have a client with a Baldwin L, built in 1978.  The piano has nice tone and he likes it except that the tone attack is unusually wooden.  As the hammer strikes the string it has a very prominent "Thunk."  Played softly the effect is unheard, but any moderate to heavy strike has this unpleasant start to the tone.  In the top half octave say G#7 on up, there is virtually no pitch, just this whack of a noise.  I have tried to voice it out with no success.  Any suggestions??? <P> <HR SIZE=1> We have the perfect Group for you. Check out the <A href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41144/*http://groups.yahoo.com/local/newemail.html">handy changes to Yahoo! Groups.</A> </BODY></HTML>