<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> OK.  A loose screw can buzz.  I suppose you could also have just tightened the screw.    <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com </div> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of PAULREVENKOJONES Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 10:30 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: glue on the fingers   <div> David: </div> <div>   </div> <div> No other source. The instances in which I found this, the screws were at best finger tight, and when I put my finger on them, the buzzing stopped. When I removed them before plugging the hole, the buzzing stopped. When I plugged the holes, the buzzed remained stopped and didn't return. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Paul  </div> <div>   </div> <div> <div> "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie) </div> </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div> In a message dated 08/06/07 00:17:15 Central Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes: </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> I have to agree with Ron here, I've never heard a buzzing screw in this situation and considering the number of pianos that screw the soundboard to the ribs as a production procedure (Bechstein for example) where there is no evidence of buzzing it seems like their must be some other source in those situations.   David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:35 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: glue on the fingers > Wow! It never occurred to me that this "finishing" a job was screwing > the customer. All of 20 minutes to do the plugging and clean-up. I have > had the experience of going in behind other technicians on this type of > repair and finding the most godawful mess, and because the client called > me about continued buzzing in the board, which was caused by the screw > in the rib which, when I removed it and plugged the hole in the rib, the > noise went away. I can't recall that I fractionalized out the cost of > the final steps as "additional", but simply costed the whole job. It's > negligible, whatever it is. We all go to sleep at night in a different > position :-). >   > Paul As far as I know, I've never left a godawful mess doing this repair, nor have I ever, that's *EVER* known first hand of a screw buzzing in this situation. If I had, I'd likely have a different opinion. So for me, the job is finished when the screw is tight and the squeeze out is mopped up. I may yet get a call any minute now about a buzzing screw from that last job I did, but it's pretty quiet so far. Ron N </div> </blockquote> <div>   </div> </div> </body> </html>