On Fri, 1 Aug 1997 JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: > <<"On an imaginary level, I can understand why strings that have been > "leveled" buzz in the agraffs, and duplexes. ">> > Although I have never tried leveling stings in the duplex area, leveling > the strings can 'cure' buzzes in the agraffe area. I don't think I have ever > had a case of the leveling causing a buzz though. It would be interesting to > know if anyone else has had a buzz appear while leveling a string. I've met with several Steinways from, I think, the 1970s, which had agraffes with insufficient counterbore. The hole in the agraffe was pretty much just a straight cylindrical hole. I found that leveling strings on these pianos would often result in more problems than just leaving the strings where they were. In many cases, pulling a string up would cause a buzz--either immediately or down the road a bit. Steve Brady, RPT University of Washington Seattle, WA
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