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by gmalego
29 Jun 2016, 21:11
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play

Well, today I had another tech come over to assess the problem.He tuned the piano up to concert standard and did some voicing, in the end the problem is still there but has improved a lot.As the hammers have already seen better days (they're still okay, but are not in the optimal condition to take a...
by gmalego
23 Jun 2016, 10:21
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play

Hello Colin, Thanks for the feedback ! It would definitely not surprise me there is a wear issue, as the piano is already 37 years old meanwhile.I have a question though : if it is an issue that is tied to the room, would the issue occur if you replace the piano ? Reason I ask : I swapped my old gra...
by gmalego
22 Jun 2016, 18:22
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play

Well, the piano guy came to my house today :-) And guess what... he didn't find the problem ... He even discovered other behaviour that wasn't normal, so the sh*t has hit the fan even more :-) Next week, an expert tech will come over to have another try, let's see how that turns out.
by gmalego
21 Jun 2016, 18:22
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play

Hello Colin, The floor is made of solid stone tiles, I tried already to place a big blanket under the piano to avoid sound reflections from that surface, no luck unfortunately.I will try to place some piece of carpet beneath the wheels anyhow and see how that goes. During transport, the piano was tr...
by gmalego
18 Jun 2016, 19:22
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play

Thanks for the feedback guys ! I read about those interferences in the room that could cause strange additional harmonics.I did a test and wrapped the piano in a thick blanket, if there was interference from an outside source, the impact should normally be reduced as the blanket would absorb at leas...
by gmalego
17 Jun 2016, 13:05
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
Replies: 12
Views: 20577

additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing

Dear members, Since a couple of days I am the owner of a Yamaha C3 from 1979.During my test run at the shop, it sounded the way it supposed to sound, all was good.After delivery at my home, I noticed that some notes (it stretches nearly over 1 complete octave, some keys more impacted that others) ha...