drawn-out tones on our piano

[brian92]

Well, since i started to play on our piano at home i've experienced this odd "reverb" sound on our piano. When i press for example the C key "normally", the tone still keeps ringing for about 5-10 seconds. It's like this on about 5-6 other tones on the piano, but with different intervals. Is it that the hammer doesnt bounce back or what? So Uhm, is there any way to fix it? Because it's annoying.

[keys60]

Sight unseen, sounds like your dampers need to be adjusted. They may not be seated correctly. The damper wires can be bent by a technician or it could be as simple adjusting the sustain pedal. Some of your damper felts may be brittle or worn out. Take the lid off and have a look. If a damper is not seated right, you can just gently lift if and set it back in place. If this is a vertical, you can play around with the nut on the pedal. Its fun to experiment. But if the damper wires need to be regulated, don't do it yourself. You may wind up breaking something.

[brian92]

Sight unseen, sounds like your dampers need to be adjusted. They may not be seated correctly. The damper wires can be bent by a technician or it could be as simple adjusting the sustain pedal. Some of your damper felts may be brittle or worn out. Take the lid off and have a look. If a damper is not seated right, you can just gently lift if and set it back in place. If this is a vertical, you can play around with the nut on the pedal. Its fun to experiment. But if the damper wires need to be regulated, don't do it yourself. You may wind up breaking something.

Thanks for your reply! I've had this problem for about 2 years now since i started playing piano.
Okey, since i barely know anything about the mechanism in the piano i didn't really get that. sorry. But it sounds like i should contact a technician altough it's probaly expensive.

EDIT: It's a vertical piano

[keys60]

A damper regulation should'nt  be too expensive. I wouldn't quote someone else's prices. If you need to get the dampers replaced, it could get a little pricier.

[richard black]

That's usually a 5-minute job (or less) on any vertical. Just get the bottom and top panels off the front of the piano and have a look: you'll soon see how the sustain pedal operates. Then you can see how to adjust it. If that doesn't do the trick, make sure the dampers are seating properly.