string "noises"

[Allen Wright]

Bob,

Yes, that was the first thing I checked, and I fitted the hammers  
carefully. The notes are consecutive, and it's something that I hear  
on all the B's I check, right in that section.

So, if the noise goes away when I detune the note by a semitone, does  
that mean it is or isn't a longitudinal mode effect? Or does it  
indicate something else entirely? I also tried a smaller hammer from  
higher up and the noise was exactly the same).

Allen

On Jul 7, 2008, at 3:29 PM, BobDavis88 at aol.com wrote:

> Allen Wright writes:
>
> Has anyone working on Hamburg Steinway B's (or similar instruments)
> encountered shimmery high partial noises (quite noticeable) at the
> level of 4 octaves up (perhaps at the major seventh pitch or
> thereabouts), in the area around E3 in the plain wire tenors? Perhaps
> half dozen notes stand out like this.
>
> Allen,
>
> You've probably checked this, but when I hear someone complain  
> about "jingling" or "whining" in this area, I think unlevel  
> strings. Are these notes consecutive, or random?
>
> Bob Davis
>
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>
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