Today I met a 1900's woofer- a sadly neglected old upright, filthy, dusty, but needed for piano lessons in a few weeks. All seemed to go well until I hit the lowest trichord and got a terrible buzz. After some detective work, -it's the middle string only; the left and right are fine, and the next trichord is fine, too. -bridge seems okay; pushing on it around the hitch pins with a screwdriver made no improvement -no cracks in the soundboard -enough clearance with the plate strut -sanding and needling the hammer and damper made no change -with the lamp below and the flashlight down from the top, I could see no obstruction or foreign object. Any ideas? I'd hate to change the string since I had already pulled the action and because the action bolts are bent, I could hardly get the action back in. (I've never changed a string in the middle without pulling the action.) Gratefully, Greg Livingston _______________________________________ Gregory P. Livingston, Piano Tuning and Service 781-237-9178 Piano Technicians Guild, associate member (Boston chapter) * * * Always remember September 11, 2001
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