string ringing, buzzing, etc.

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:07:00 -0700


I'd say the Baldwin SF10 was a clue...try muting the tenor section of the back scale.    

David I.



----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:40:13 -0400
Subject: Re: string ringing, buzzing, etc.

>Hi Avery,

>I should recheck this, but I'm pretty sure it's ok.

>The strangest thing is that I used to practise on a Baldwin SF10 which 
>had the exact same sound on the exact same note! It drove me crazy. 
>Back then, I replaced the string in hopes that would fix the problem 
>but it didn't.

>I've read on the list about an article by Susan Kline called 
>"Freshening Strings". I'm not sure if it would help, but I'm really 
>curious about it. Do you know where I can get a copy?

>Thanks!

>- John


>> John,
>>
>> After you did that, did you mate the hammer to the strings?
>>
>> Avery
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Ever since I bought my piano the G above middle C was mostly 
>>> "untunable" - in that there was a high ringing wave that wouldn't go 
>>> away entirely, but it was tolerable. Actually, many of the notes 
>>> between middle C and the octave above have this sound.
>>>
>>> Reading through the list I thought it might have to do with string 
>>> levelling and I noticed the middle string was a bit lower. So I 
>>> pulled it up a bit, really just a bit. Now it's worse :) Not 
>>> tolerable anymore.
>>>
>>> I'm desperate for a solution! Any ideas? Thanks.
>>>
>>> - John

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