<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Bookman Old Style" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face="Bookman Old Style" color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>Allen Wright writes:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Has anyone working on Hamburg Steinway B's (or similar instruments)  <BR>encountered shimmery high partial noises (quite noticeable) at the  <BR>level of 4 octaves up (perhaps at the major seventh pitch or  <BR>thereabouts), in the area around E3 in the plain wire tenors? Perhaps  <BR>half dozen notes stand out like this. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Allen,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You've probably checked this, but when I hear someone complain about "jingling" or "whining" in this area, I think unlevel strings. Are these notes consecutive, or random?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Davis</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient <A title="http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007" href="http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007" target="_blank">used cars</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>