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<DIV>uuuuuhhhhhhmmmmmm .... I'm not so sure, not on a Steinway -- unless the bridge was moved or strings were replaced with wrong sizes or mislabled wire, or something. </DIV>
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<DIV>I think I'd systematically muffle the pedal assembly, all the backscale, etc., just to see if it can be quieted and isolated. </DIV>
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<DIV>But since it occurs over a range of 8 notes, it is unlikely to be sympathetic vibration, as John said, either in the piano or elsewhere in the room. So ... </DIV>
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<DIV>It's a real stumper. I'll be interested to see how this one comes out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 11/07/2005 1:19:10 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Unpleasant overtone in plain wire</DIV>
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<P>That very well could be a scaling problem. Someone will pop in with some rescaling ideas, I'm sure.</P>
<P>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR></P>
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Original message<BR>From: "John Alsina" <JALSINA@ADELPHIA.NET><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 11/7/2005 11:08:00 AM<BR>Subject: Unpleasant overtone in plain wire<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am working on a 1928 Steinway M that has loud unpleasant overtones in notes E3 to B3. The overtone sounds like an out of tune cymbal or bell about a seventh above the fundamental. It can first be heard immediately after initial impact, and has a long decay. It is not a sympathetic vibration from elsewhere in the piano. It occurs whether the string is struck with the hammer or plucked. The strings have been replaced, leveled, and terminations checked. Nose bolts are tight. Hammers are new Steinways. Hammer voicing reduced the overtone on some notes, but not on others. The piano has very little downbearing in the tenor, but pressing upward under the bridge in this area does not affect the problem. Help!</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>