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<DIV><SPAN class=437000704-19112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Geoff,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=437000704-19112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
first question is: Did you adjust the sustain pedal on your service call? If you
did, I suspect that maybe you adjusted it too tight. Maybe the dampers are just
supended over the strings a little. This would be my first
check.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=437000704-19112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Marcel
Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437000704-19112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la part
de</B> Geoff Sykes<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 18 novembre 2006
22:33<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech@Ptg. Org<BR><B>Objet :</B> Sudden
damper buzz syndrome<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875562503-19112006>Greetings all
--</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875562503-19112006>Last week I tuned
a customers Kawai grand piano. The customer was out of town so he left me a
key to his studio. He returned the other day and while he is happy with
the tuning and the other repair work I completed he mentioned that all the
wound strings are now exhibiting a buzz when the damper comes into contact
with the played string. Once the damper has completely engaged the buzzing
stops and the strings damp correctly. He says it is objectionably noticeable
only on the entire wound bass string section of the piano. This is not
something that I noticed while I was there so I'm curios as to your thoughts
on what could have caused this and what I might be able to do to affect a
timely fix. FWIW, he lives a couple of miles from the beach but has a DC
de-humidifier installed. The piano also lives in a small, relatively well
sealed but otherwise non-climate controlled garage studio.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875562503-19112006>-- Geoff
Sykes</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875562503-19112006>-- Assoc. Los
Angeles.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>