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<font face="Arial">I've added your suggestions to the "things to try"
list, even though I'm pretty sure that hammer alignment is quite good.
Also shouldn't partial shift be the same as unshifted as far as damper
effectiveness is concerned? <br>
<br>
One out I do have is to just limit shift pedal travel.<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
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David Love wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
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received many suggestions but
have you checked to see whether the shift on the offending notes is the
same as
the other notes? In other words, does the hammer on the offending
notes
shift off the strings to the same degree as the others? Also, does the
same thing happen when you only partially engage the una corda pedal so
the
shift doesn’t actually come off the left hand string?</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">David Love<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a><br>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: windowtext;">-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On
Behalf
Of </span></b>Thomas Cole<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July
15, 2008 9:55
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Noisy Dampers
on Shift</span></font></p>
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face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">I just acquired a
client who bought a new F183 Fazioli. Obviously it's a very nice piano,
but the
owner is complaining of improper damper function on several notes
starting
above C4, especially on shift. The hammers all shift off of the first
string in
Faziolis so I can see that there might be some phase shift between the
strings
of each unison challenging the dampers, but he's only complaining about
a
handful of notes in the fourth octave.<br>
<br>
The fact that the owner is formerly a synth player is likely why this
effect
was so noticeable to him, but I must admit the buzzy cutoff on a slow
release
of the key is not at all subtle. Even the dealer over the phone could
hear it.<br>
<br>
So far, the trichord wedges are exerting equal pressure on the strings
(plucking doesn't reveal any leaks or uneven damping) and the dampers
follow
when pressing on the strings. The technician who prepped the piano
didn't
notice a problem but who checks damper function on shift?<br>
<br>
Anyone care to take a shot at it?<br>
<br>
Tom Cole</span></font></p>
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