Hi Blaine, I've never met a piano player who did not object to double striking hammers. At 10:59 PM 8/18/2009 -0700, you wrote: >Britney, > >Your problem is actually fairly common on newer pianos, I have even >heard it on nice studio consoles and even a few grands. Apparently the >hammer gets ahead of the jack and rebounds back against the un-let-off >jack and hits the string a second time. This is common because it often >happens so quickly that it is nearly unnoticeable and a high speed >camera or sound track would be needed to pick it up; most players aren't >bothered by it. > >Decreasing the hammer blow, then taking out the lost motion might >advance the jack let off enough to resolve the issue, but I would only >try it on a few test keys first before doing all this work. Increasing >the let off might be your only hope if that doesn't work. > >Blaine Hebert RPT > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: 08/18/09 18:05:00 > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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