>Ricard de La Rosa wrote:
>The usual culprits, first:
>
>1.) Locks and mechanisms
first thing I checked, nope
>2.) Hinge pins
uh uh. I removed them, and then put them back in. No effect with or with out.
>3.) Anything floating on the soundboard
nothing visable. maybe a Cartasian Pea Flower commonly found in a Delta
Quadrant.
>4.) Anything loose on the plate
just a slimey old T-bone. (nope)
>5.) Anything loose in the action
like pencils and such, no.
>6.) Anything as small as a voicing needle on the soudboard
nope
>7.) Lid (closer) locator guides and assemblies
second thing I checked. They are tight, and pushing on the lid has no
effect. I also tried lifting the half lid to see if it was the long hinge.
>8.) All screws under the keybed section of the piano
Not coming from there according to my ear. Remember, I got it to go away
...... once.
>9.) Aanything which happens to be lying atop "the apron" of the under piano
no
>10.) If dual type casters, one caster not firmly at rest on the floor will
>sometimes make a noise
carpet pretty much ruins this possibility. Plus, me thinks they're large
single brass castors.
>11.) Inside the legs, where caster stems stick up into the leg (if large and
>heavy) they
> sometimes clunk and make noises
good one, I've not ever heard of this one, however, my ears told me it was
not near the floor.
>12.) Key up stop rail nuts (if finger tight only, a problem can quickly
>arise)
>13.) Older sostenuto mechanism nuts and bolts and other "metal to metal"
>miscreants
>14.) The rest of the universe within earshot of you and the piano
>
I got rid of the noise and so that pretty well rules out these three. Some
great ideas however.
Where are you Don??
Lar
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