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Hi,

I haven't forgotten any of your suggestions.

I've been playing my piano a lot, have blocked my ears to any ringing for now, and the piano tuner will be out soon to do some things.

I'll keep you udated.

Thanks,
Martha

I did an experiment. I backed off on the pedal adjustments until they didn't lift the felts off the strings at all and the keys are still ringing. Then I gradually tightened the wing nuts little by little. It makes no difference what the pedal adjustements are, the ringing stays exactly the same. Do...

Hi Barrie, No, my tuner has not been back yet. I've been too ill to have anyone come to the house. I have turned back the wingnuts on the pedals to no avail. There must be a balance somewhere. For my sustain pedal there are two areas to adust. One goes to the right and the other one goes to the left...

SOME KEYS RINGING Oh dear I have another question now. Some keys ring on after I play them without using any pedals. It is in a group and worse on the black keys. The E flat about middle C is the worst and the E flat an octave below will make that same E flat ring on which is an octave above it. Th...

This is off subject just a tad, but I have had many close blind friends for the last 25 years. I have learned so much from the visually handicapped and I know for a fact that for my friends, there is nothing they cannot do and most things they can do better than I can. My brother has played the pian...

Hi Mike, It's so nice to meet you and thanks for your feedback! :) I just copied and pasted and saved everything you said too. When that poor piano tuner comes back, he's going to get bombarded with ideas on what to do! :lol: I agree, the piano was NOT prepped or under prepped. The seller even admit...

That will be your problem if the note sustains with the key but not with the pedal then it is how the dampers are set In relation to the lift rod Or the head may be set at an angle with the bottom sticking out more that the top. Get the shop out to it again and tell them the problem if they can?t f...

Turn the wing nut back so the dampers are not ring on Hold down the sustain pedal then look inside at the dampers and press a few notes you should see that they come further back than the ones just held up with the pedal Hi Barrie, Ok, I've tried the test. They all seem to work the same. There is n...

Sorry my bad English don?t use the pedal just play the note is the Sustain as good as the next note Hold on and I'll try.......yes, if I play the key and hold it down it is the same as the others now. I may have tightened down the wing nuts a little too much because I hear echos in the whole base s...

Good day, Barrie. :) Thank you for the information on teflon powder. Where can it be bought? In a hardware store? As to your G below C First off all is the note sustaining the same with just that note playing with the key Using the sustaining pedal, yes it was and still is. But I adjusted the wing n...

Thank you, Barrie, for your wealth of information. I have saved everything you've ever said here. :) I guess I'm confused about "lost motion." The second tuner checked how the keys responded and examined them thoroughly and said that at this time, I have NO lost motion and that the keys ha...

I finally am feeling better. I contacted the tuner who used to tune my Yamaha Grand piano for 15 years until I sold it last year. He rebuilds pianos too and has always been very good. I trust him completely. He called me this early evening, said he was in the area, and would come out and take a look...

Hi, I am kind of discouraged and don't know what to say or think. The piano tuner came and: 1. Fixed the sticking key (so far) 2. Took the squeak out of 2 keys but then when he left, a 3rd key started to squeak. 3. Tried to adjust the key that did not hold with the sustaining pedal. It is the key of...

Hello,

Is it normal to have so many problems with a new piano?

Now 2 keys squeak and the sustaining pedal doesn't hold a few keys down well and it sounds awful.

I just wanted a piano that works.

Well, the tuner comes tomorrow. I hope it can all be resolved.

Thanks,
Martha

Dear Barrie,

I've saved all of this information and will print it out to go over with the piano tuner who is a "he."

Thanks so much for all of this valuable information.

I'll get back to you after the tuner is here.

Martha

First read this post similar problem http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/viewtopic.php?t=1681 Since you live in a dry part of the US moisture may not be your problem However if the piano has not been in the US for long or has sat in a warehouse say Florida then humidity could be the problem and ma...

Thank you, Barrie, for your reply. I am not familiar with the terms you used. The tuner is coming to fix the stuck key for the second time on Friday. Could you explain to me what "damp in the action" is? Is there a simple test I could do to see if I have either of these conditions, damp in...

Hi, I bought a Kawai studio piano last week. It's a UST-8 and brand new. I would like to ask if it is normal for a new piano to have a lot of keys not sound upon repeating unless you let them go back to their full position? It is more noticeable when I use the sustaining pedal. One key keeps getting...