<!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 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>If you can get the buzz to go away, by pressing the pin with a screwdriver, it is probably a loose pin.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Get out your bottle of C/A glue, and apply.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>I have never seen a 9lb sledge, but that probably would be a bit too heavy. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannerman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannerman@aol.com">Piannerman@aol.com</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> Monday, June 14, 2004 1:10 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Dang buzzy string</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Dear People,</DIV> <DIV>     I have this piano at a church, its a Kawai grand, 20 yrs. old, about 6.5'.  It has a note in the midrange that has a barely audible buzzing.  I whacked (lightly) the bridge pin(s) with a hammer (a small one) and the buzzing stopped.  But it came back in a day or two.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     Do you think this is a loose bridge pin?  Is the fix to get a bigger hammer?  I can go up to a 9 lb. sledge.  Or do I need to pull the pins out and epoxy back in?  Any chance it could be something other than a pin?  Like the bridge itself is loose?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     As always,  I appreciate very much any constructive comments.  Thanks in advance.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Charles Cron</DIV> <DIV>Nashville Associate</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>