Ken, I can't remember if someone mentioned looking for this: wippen hitting the shank rail. I have had this exact sound and situation when the repetition lever was hitting the underside of the shank flange rail. Tim Coates University of South Dakota University of Sioux Falls On Jan 24, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote: > 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. >> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat >> >> mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> >> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 >> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > Ken Zahringer, RPT > Piano Technician > MU School of Music > 297 Fine Arts > 882-1202 > cell 489-7529 > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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