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fast replies.
Let off on all problem notes is normal. The hammers are not blocking =
and are
checking as normal, but the strings do not ring on the affected notes. =
It is
almost as if the damper is not coming off the string, but it is and =
the note
can be plucked and it rings. I'm at my wit's end. All the pianos with =
the bonk
problem have been infested with termites, but I don't see how that =
could cause
this problem. Thanks again for the input.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=010084821-14062003> </SPAN><BR><B>From:</B>
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Behalf Of
</B>David M. Porritt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 14, 2003 4:24
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
Bonk<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV>Are the hammers just blocking on the strings? What is =
let-off
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<DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR
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<DIV><SPAN class=390222716-13062003> I have ran into =
several
pianos that all have the same problem, which I believe is caused by
something that may require major repairs, but I am at a loss as to =
what the
real problem is. The problem is this. You can play all the keys to =
check all
the notes, and you'll come to a section of notes that won't play. =
The hammer
hits the string, but the only sound it makes is, BONK! The strings =
do no
resonate as they should. You can pluck the strings, and they sound =
okay. You
can hold the damper off the strings, but when the note is played, =
the only
sound it makes is, BONK! It sounds almost as if the hammer is =
hitting wood,
instead of the string. This is only i<SPAN =
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a section of notes, and in the case of the U1 I inspected today, it =
was a
little over an octave's worth of notes in the upper tenor section, =
just
before the treble break. All the bass and all the treble was
okay.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=390222716-13062003> Is this a problem =
with the
bridge somehow? I have seen this problem where only two or three =
notes are
affected, and another piano where the entire tenor section was dead, =
and I
have had no solution. I feel bad that I have studied and been in the =
practice for so long, but have no solution to this problem. =
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class=400250821-14062003>? Thank you.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<PRE>_____________________________
David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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