weekend puzzler

tune4u@earthlink.net tune4u@earthlink.net
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:58:53 -0600


Metallic sound only happens when you play fast and hard, eh?  Pedal to the
metal, Dude. Bad things happen when you play at unsafe speeds.

Alan Barnard
I Dunno from Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@bdmail.co.za>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 7:33 AM
Subject: weekend puzzler


> Hi, A puzzler for those who aren't busy on OT subjects.
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> A British Chappell grand. When playing the sustain pedal gently it worked
> fine, but pressing hard and quickly a metallic knocking sound. I tightened
the
> bolts for the lyre, not that. I took off the lyre and tightened the plates
> that the bolts go into, not that. The pedal rod also worked fine and was
not
> hitting any metal in the linkage.
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> It was....?
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> Brian
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> Answers, not on a postcard and don't enclose cornflake box tops
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