Soundboard Problems.

[jolly roger]

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YEP



At 07:19 PM 7/27/01 -0700, you wrote: 
>
>     
>     Today I saw a new Kohler and Campbell 52" upright, ( made by Samick, of
> course.)  The customer was complaining about some of the notes buzzing. (
Our
> favorite kind of call, eh?)
>     I got to the house, introduced myself, and we got to the piano. He
played
> a couple of notes, and I thought "Whoa, I'd complain too." The notes sounded
> weak and hollow, and fuzzy to the extreme. First I checked the bridges and
> termination points, no problem. Then I started checking the cabinet by
> putting my hands on anything I thought that might be loose. Then I tried
> tightening every screw I could find. 
>     Anyway, after more than an hour of this nonsense, I moved the piano away
> from the wall to tighten the screws on the soundboard buttons, and to
> generally have a look back there. I started hitting the soundboard with the
> heal of my hand on the ribs. When I got to the top center of the soundboard,
> I could hear a clack. I then pushed on the soundboard near the center, and I
> could see a gap between the SB and the back-inner-frame-liner thingee. I'm
> going to have to get this thing back to the shop a get some glue in that
gap,
> and then see what it sounds like.
>     My question to this esteemed gathering is, shouldn't this have been
glued
> at the factory? And yet, I don't see any evidence of any glue having ever
> been applied to this joint. 
>     The reason I'm asking is that I'm not a rebuilder, but I know that on a
> grand the SB is glued to the inner rim. Not on this upright. 
>     This should be an easy one, just tell me if I made the right call. 
>  
>  
>  
> Kevin E. Ramsey, R.P.T.
> <mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com>ramsey@extremezone.com 




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