At 14:24 11/20/2004, you wrote: >Hello All: I need some help in tracing down a buzz in a Vose upright >piano. The buzz in question shows up while playing F5, whichi is two notes >down from the strut. I have done all the usual tests and corrections that >I usuall rely on, such as looking for cracks in the sound board, pressing >on ribs in search of loose glue joints, reseating the strings, smoothing >down the V-bar, cleaning up the notching, and cursing under my breath. We >also vacuumed out the cabinet inside and out. Any ideas? Thanks, >Patrick C. Poulson >Registered Piano Technician >Piano Technicians Guild Did you check for something behind/under the plate? An air hose, soundboard steel or tilting the piano and removing the bottom board might be necessary to find/dislodge something there. Been there, done that, found partial factory drillbit... Conrad Hoffsommer Early to rise: early to bed; Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
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