<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><SPAN class=375105920-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If the piano is on a dolly "truck" check the leg supports bolts (under the truck) . It happened to me a few years ago that the bolt that keeps the kind of square leg cup came loose and it produced that kind of a buzz.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375105920-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375105920-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Marcel Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375105920-23052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader 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>Ron May, RPT<BR><B>Sent:</B> 23 mai, 2004 13:33<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Hamburg Steinway "D" bass (wound string) Buzz<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there any piano techs on this list that are still interested in talking about piano problems or are we now just solving political problems.  If so, I could use your input.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am the servicing piano technician for a Hamburg Steinway (D) 9 foot grand. According to the serial (450690)number it seems to be a 1977. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I first came on the scene with this piano a couple of years ago and although everyone seems to be in love with the piano I immediately was taken back by a pronounced buzz in all of the 39 wound strings.  There seems to be plenty of bearing on the bass bridge. I have exhausted all of my known fixes. I have put additional twists in the strings in hopes of tightening the windings. I've tapped the strings down on the bridge and hitch pins. all of which improved the piano a bit.  There is a box of Mapes strings which I assume were kept for emergency replacement that have been boxed for 6-7 years. I replaced a few of the strings with the strings from the box.  This also improved the sound considerably  on those strings but a buzz is still quite audible.. From what I have heard, at the time of purchase, a fork lift had been run into the side of the piano and the church had made a special buy on the piano after the repair. I can't help but wonder if the mapes strings being rolled up in the original box wouldn't also have developed a few loose windings. I have heard some good reports about Arledge Bass Strings and am very interested in any experiences you have had with these strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano is used for many concerts during season. I am surprised that we have had no complaints from the artists. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron May, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vero Beach FL</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>