Hamburg Steinway "D" bass (wound string) Buzz

[Ron May, RPT]

Thank you all for the great advice.

I'll take some time next week and give your ideas a try.

I'll let you know what happens.

Thanks again

Ron May
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Overs Pianos" <sec@overspianos.com.au>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Hamburg Steinway "D" bass (wound string) Buzz


> Hello Ron May,
> 
> You've had some good advice from a number of contributors. However, 
> one possible cause which you might also look for is nose bolts 
> contacting poorly located clearance holes in the sound board. I've 
> repaired a couple of US seventies Steinway's which had this problem 
> right out of the box.
> 
> If the bass area is the only section offending, it may be something 
> on the board or a board/rim joint problem down the back end. If you 
> suspect the bass strings it may be worth muting the set and trying 
> one string at a time. If there are enough loose strings in a set, its 
> possible that playing one good string can set off a rattle in the 
> others.
> 
> Ron O.
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