Dear list, Here's a letter I received recently from a technician seeking help on a Steinway noise. Any ideas? Thanks, Steve Steve Brady, RPT University of Washington Seattle, WA Steinway Grand "Fuzzy Buzz" I regularly service a Steinway B grand, approximately twenty years old. For many years it has had a problem with a number of notes in the mid treble. Despite my best attempts to locate the source, I have been unable to locate a faint, "fuzzy buzz" in this region 1-1/2 octaves above middle C. The instrument has spent its life in an "easy", moderate climate. Although it sounds like a soundboard related noise, I have set the strings on the bridges, experimented with the string/ capo d astro bar relationship, tried muting duplex string segments, checked action parts for loose joints and pinning, reshaped hammers, voiced, and listened under the piano and inside it while it was being played. I have cleaned underneath the plate, blown out the whole soundboard area with my vacuum, and checked for obvious soundboard and rib problems, even for dried glue remnants on the edges. I have always been able to find a remedy for other Steinway treble problems, but not this one. Has anyone out there had this experience and solved the problem? Are there any methods for "getting a fix" on the source of elusive soundboard noises? My customer is frustrated and so am I! Thanks for your help! -Tom Armstrong, RPT Monterey Bay Chapter, California _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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