[CAUT] Funny Noises

Ken Zahringer ZahringerK@missouri.edu
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:42:13 -0600


There is no sound when I depress the key slowly.  There is a very audible
click on a normal, mf type blow.  With the action out, it takes somewhat of
a hard blow to get a click, which I don't understand either.

Ken Z.


On 1/24/05 4:16 PM, "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'd suggest trying to isolate where the sound is coming from using a
> mechanic's stethoscope. You will very likely need a extra set of hands to
> do this.
> 
> Is the click there on a slow depressing of the key?
> 
> At 02:01 PM 24/01/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>> The click seems to be in the wippen, since when I pull the action and lift
> the 
>> hammer out of the way, I still get a click, but if I hold the wippen up
> and strike 
>> the key, I get no click.
> 
>> Ken Z.
> 
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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