Noisy 'D' strings

Joe & Penny Goss imatunr@primenet.com
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:36:25 -0600


Paul,
Unless you mean that you were able to mute the center string and play the
outside only,
check the center string for nicks etc. Also mating of string and hammer
(level strings)
both in shift and normal position.
Joe Goss
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> From: Paul S. Larudee <larudee@pacbell.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Noisy 'D' strings
> Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 10:04 PM
> 
> Paul S. Larudee wrote:
> > 
> > Eugenia Carter wrote:
> > >
> > > Lew,
> > >
> > > Check the bridge pins for correct alignment. On our 6 year old D,
same
> > > problem;  the bridge pins are almost imperceptibly out of alignment.
I seem
> > > to be the only person who is bothered by it (5th harmonic overtone
sings
> > > loudly <g>), so it's still as it arrived.
> > >
> > > Gina
> > >
> > > Gina Carter
> > >
> > Yes, and the agraffe orientation, too.
> > 
> > Paul S. Larudee, RPT
> > Richmond, CA
> 
> I take it back.  If the sound happens with any two strings in the
> trichord muted out, it couldn't be agraffe orientation or bridge pin
> alignment either.
> 
> Paul S. Larudee, RPT
> Richmond, CA


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