soundboard buttons

[Joseph Alkana]

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Okay! Thanks for responding.
Joseph Alkana RPT
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  From: John Formsma=20
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  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:23 PM
  Subject: RE: soundboard buttons


  Joseph,

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  Order the buttons.

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  John Formsma

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  From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf Of Joseph Alkana
  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:46 PM
  To: Pianotech
  Subject: Fw: soundboard buttons

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  Joseph Alkana RPT

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  From: Joseph Alkana=20

  To: Pianotech=20

  Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:56 PM

  Subject: soundboard buttons

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  A new subject I need some advise on, please!=20

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  Tuned a nine foot Estonia today, it had some noticeable buzzing going =
on. I won't pose this as a puzzler as I need some advice on the subject =
asap. The cause of the buzzing was broken soundboard buttons. They were =
made of some kind of nylon or plastic and all of them had broken in half =
thru the screw hole. I took quite a handful of debris from all the =
locations and tossed it. Now there are screws standing proud of the =
board by a good half-inch.=20

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  The question: Should I order some buttons and replace, or remove all =
the screws as a cosmetic solution. I can detect no change in the tonal =
quality of the instrument at this point and I don't have any way to tell =
if the bridge/board is compromised in any way. The instrument is about =
twelve years old and has had hammers shaped and a fine regulation done =
of recent times. Except for a poor feel in the action, which would =
benefit mightily with a Stanwood application and a lightening of the =
hammers, I don't find the piano in too bad of shape. Yes, the buzzing is =
gone. And, yes the Estonia is going to be replace with a Steinway soon.

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  Suggestions please?=20

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  Joseph Alkana RPT

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