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Julia, <br><br>
Your comment about a "twangy" sound is a totally different
thing that <br>
a damper problem. Sorry, I thought you meant the sound made when the
<br>
hammer hits the strings. Damper problems are different! <br><br>
Avery <br><br>
At 08:02 PM 4/1/05, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Greetings, <br><br>
Thats
probably what it is. How is it remedied? New dampers?<br><br>
Julia<br>
Reading, PA<br><br>
In a message dated 4/1/05 12:00:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
pianotech@a440piano.net writes:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Julia,<br><br>
I would check the damper felts for noise when they lift. This is a
very<br>
common issue with Kawai grands that I see. The felts are just too
darn<br>
long, extending well below the string line, and, consequently create a
lot<br>
of noise when lifting. See if that's not the case. Try
"playing" notes<br>
with a mp type motion, but stop before the hammer hits the strings,
listen<br>
for the individual damper swishing the strings. Alternately (also)
try<br>
depressing the sustain pedal, and listen to the grand whoosh that
these<br>
dampers likely will make. See if that's not what ails her.<br><br>
Respectfully,<br>
William R. Monroe</blockquote><br>
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