<html> Sounds like it could be the bass bridge / apron. Jerry Gravina, RPT Babylon, NY At 09:07 AM 08/09/2002 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>1921 Geo. Steck small grand. The bass strings can't be as old as the piano. They are still copper-colored and "look" fairly clean etc.   But when struck, the bichord notes have very little sustain. The singles do better. The tenor and treble sounds great, very sweet actually.   I tried the old remove-loop-and-roll on the worst note. The string looks a little brighter but I can't tell much difference in the sound.   Any ideas? I wondered about a downbearing problem or something but would assume such a design flaw would be unlikely.   Alan R. Barnard</blockquote></html>