[pianotech] String Rattle

[Gerald Groot]

Or throwing it? 

-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson 
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:49 AM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] String Rattle 

Similar to rebooting a computer... 

David Ilvedson, RPT 
Pacifica, CA  94044 

----- Original message ---------------------------------------- 
From: "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Received: 8/25/2009 5:22:14 AM 
Subject: [pianotech] String Rattle 


>This reminds me of a funny story about a problem I had many years ago.  I 
>used to be the tech for the store that sold Grand (the brand name) pianos. 
>When out servicing one of them for the free tuning, there was a very 
>prominent buzz on 2 notes only in the tenor bass break.  When played
loudly, 
>it TWANGED like mad. It was the kind of twang that sounded like a bearing 
>problem.  I checked everything you can think of and then some but could not

>find what was causing it.  After a few hours, I called my cousin.  The
other 
>Groot that some of you mistook for me here at the Grand Rapids Convention. 
>We went back at a later time together to solve it.  We didn't solve it.  We

>couldn't figure the problem out for nothing.  We even resorted to turning 
>the nose bolt for a different bearing.  Nothing worked.  There was plenty
of 
>room on each side of the bridges so it was not buzzing there either.  

> 

>Finally, I called my dad who just happened to be home.  He came right over.

>We all 3 looked and looked.  Finally, my dad picked up one side of the
piano 
>and just flat out dropped it!  BAM onto the floor it went.  Those of you 
>that know me, will assume which I did, that I busted out laughing my butt 
>off when he did that.  So did my cousin.  My dad, he just smirked.  Funny 
>thing?  The buzz went away never to return.  After making sure it wasn't 
>going to start up again dad looked at the piano and said "THERE YOU SO AND 
>SO TAKE THAT!!!  To which we all laughed some more.  

> 

>I wouldn't condone resorting to this obviously,  yet after that much 
>frustration, it sure was funny to watch him do that.  

> 

>Jer 

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>Jerry.5 

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