[CAUT] Kawai GE3 mystery buzz solved

[Avery Todd]

Horace, you're definitely evil! LOL

Avery Todd

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Horace Greeley <hgreeley at sonic.net> wrote:

>
> Hi, Don!
>
> ...Obviously, the answer is to use a plastic soundboard....
>
> Cheers!
>
> Horace
>
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Don Mannino
> Sender: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> To: caut at ptg.org
> ReplyTo: caut at ptg.org
> Sent: Feb 26, 2009 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Kawai GE3 mystery buzz solved
>
> Good news!
>
> The plastic is not done because it is cheaper, it is done because it
> does not swell and shrink, so it is less likely to become loose in dry
> climates.
>
> Ironic, isn't it??  The soundboard still shrinks under it, unfortunately
> . . .
>
> Don Mannino
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Adkins
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:14 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Kawai GE3 mystery buzz solved
>
> Hi everyone,
>  Thanks for all your help. I had tried most everything,but Don Manino's
> tip about the plastic soundboard buttons was the correct answer in this
> case.
> It is so far up under there you wouldn't know it was there. I was able
> to get my finger on it, and then test the note reaching under the piano
> and around the keyboard....and Viola....! that was the culprit.
>
> I'll need to get a long right angle Philips to get to it, I think. The
> one I have is only 3".
>
> There is another plastic button in the tenor area...I think maybe I
> should treat it to some CA glue, too while I'm at it.
>
> I wonder if our RX3 has these plastic buttons. You'd think wood buttons
> would be cheap enough but I guess not, huh? I've never had a button do
> this to me before, and that is why I was baffled. It sounded like it was
> coming from the capo bar, really, or on top of the soundboard. Kind of
> an eyeopener.
>
>
> I confess I've not really looked under a GE3 that closely. So it was a
> good exercise.
> The profs will be overjoyed....yeaaaay.....
>
> I once had a Weber/Young Chang soundboard buzz...turned out to be glue
> squeeze-out.
> Whoduhthunk it!
>
> Thanks again everyone!
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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