Maybe I should have this done. I have a key or two that seem to be a little louder than all the others. My local disklavier tech wasn't familiar with the procedure but would charge $130 an hour to have this done. Can you tell me how many hours it would take to do? I don't know if I want to spend $1000 to have this done. ;) Thanks, --Ron --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "sjhart110110" <sjhart110@...> wrote: > > 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! 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Re: How loud is the player mechanism?
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