Talk about timing! I just returned from a Steinway tuning and had warbles in the upper treble from the 5th octave to C7. Beyond that was O.K. I guess you could call it a "fuzzy buzz". Anyhow, I too am interested in any comments or suggestions toward explaining this phenomenon. Ted Simmons > 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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