Joe The bass bridge is probably unglued from the sound board. Press on the bridge with a screw driver while playing the notes, and the rattle will probably go away. If that didn't do it, pull the piano away from the wall, and look for something touching the soundboard at the bottom. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Mililani, Oahu, HI 808-349-2943 Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Wyatt <jkwyatt1 at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 3:35 pm Subject: [pianotech] String rattle I have an older upright piano.?? I have two notes that have rattles in when played.? C and D in the bass section.?? I have replaced both strings for the D and still have the rattle.?? How can I determine the source of the rattle.?? Sound Board has no cracks.?? Thanks Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090824/d52b9252/attachment.htm>
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