OK. The tech came out and did a procedure which was recommended by Yamaha for these types of problems. He said that they "used" to swap solenoids and/or magnets, etc. to try and fix the problem, but that this new procedure always worked. Now I will try and explain what the tech did! Groups of solenoids and magnets (the magnet is the device that moves up to strike the hammers) have a brass cover over them. I think there were about 6 of these long brass covers. Each one had several (10-15) white or black solenoid (magnets) in them. He had to remove each of these covers and line the inside with a very small strip of black tape. The tape was VERY small (1/16" or 1/32" wide). The tape was run from one end of the brass cover to the other and was positioned right next to the hole were the magnet is put into. The noise is caused by the magnet and/or solenoid hitting these brass covers. Likely from the inside, because the magnet has felt on it which would seem to protect it from hitting the outside/top of the cover. The results were VERY impressive. The entire mechanism (not just my problem keys) it MUCH quieter. Amazing! Thanks. SJ --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Jimmy <JimmyM@V...> wrote: > Sj: Make sure you ask the tech to replaced the plunger (piston, shaft) whatever name they gave it into the solenoid instead of just moving them around to stop the noise, because I believe he will be back if he only rotates them around. > As far as why certain notes are doing it, it's a mystery to my tech. He ask Yamaha, but no answer came regarding the reason. Certainly not on a new piano. > > f you be kind enough to let me know how everything turns out and what your tech has to say about the problem, may be I'll be able to pass that around to mine. > > Take care and enjoy. > > Jimmy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sjhart110110 > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:17 PM > Subject: [disklavier] Re: How loud is the player mechanism? > > > Thanks Jimmy for the info. The tech is coming over this week to > take a look. I hooked my PC up to the piano to drive the mechanism > so I could isolate the notes that are making the "clicking" noise. > There is a only a couple which are really loud and a few which are > less. However, these 8 notes are significantly louder than the > other 80! Also, the loudest one is the F below middle C which is > played a lot! SJ > > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Jimmy <JimmyM@V...> wrote: > > To answer all under my small wisdom. I just had a Disklavier > technician over. It is the second time that he come over for what > you haverefer as the "clicking" or claping" noise that you hear when > the key is played by the mechanism. The first time, since my > disklavier was new (DCG1) he did a major over all to the keyboard > assembly. Kind of lubrication of the wooden attachment, (sorry for > my incorrect terms) they he realized that over all the noise was > still produce on some notes. He went back inside and interchanged > the pistons shaft from the the solenoid to other note. > > That did rectified the problems for a few months, then the noise > came back on some note, just a few, but still very annoying. So > today he came back and changed all together the piston or shaft from > the noisy solenoid. Simply job and it appears to be efficency this > time hope it will last longer than a few months. > > > > By the way this piano was bought last in november 2002, so > naturaly still under warranty. > > > > Hope my small insight will help some of you. Don't tolerate that > irrating noise, call your technician and get it fixed. It is worth > it. Sound so smooth now. > > > > Enjoy the music. > > > > Jimmy > > Montreal Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: sjhart110110 > > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:50 PM > > Subject: [disklavier] Re: How loud is the player mechanism? > > > > > > Thanks for the info. I think I'll do that. I noticed that it > is > > mostly a couple of keys that make about 10 times the noise. SJ > > > > > > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <crbrpt@b...> > > wrote: > > > Better have the DKV tech out. Could be the height of the rail > > needs > > > adjusting. > > > > > > Carol Beigel > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "sjhart110110" <sjmu@m...> > > > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:16 PM > > > Subject: [disklavier] How loud is the player mechanism? > > > > > > > > > > I have a new DC3A. Just wondered what others are hearing > from > > their > > > > player mechanism. Certainly not quiet. Mine makes a bunch > of > > > > clicking sounds. Is this the solenoids working? Just barely > > > > noticable. SJ > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@Y... > > > > > > > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder > and > > > moderator, send it to: > > > > disklavier-owner@Y... > > > > > > > > To reach our group's web site go to: > > > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > > > > > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. 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Re: How loud is the player mechanism?
2003-10-18 by sjhart110110