Ken, Congratulations on solving the click problem. I should have thought of that source immediately because I've had that problem frequently on the newer Kawai's here. The rod wasn't "wrong" but the upstop rail was too high, allowing the underlever to click on the sostenuto. Actually, I just adjusted one yesterday morning to stop the clicks, especially in the tenor area. Strangely enough, no one ever complains about it. I guess I've just heard that off and on for several years, that I had just grown accustomed to what it was and it didn't even occur to me to mention that source in my previous post. Plus the fact that I've never heard that click in a Steinway before. > Finally the light comes on. Earlier, in regulating the sostenuto, I had > bent the bracket down to get the bar properly lined up with the tabs. It > didn't work at all before I started working on it during semester break, > and it doesn't work now. But the click sure went away after I bent the > bracket back up! The underlever was, of course, hitting the sostenuto > bar. I don't think I ever heard the jack hit the flange when the action > was in the piano, and I'm not sure I ever played the notes hard enough to > make it hit. It was a rather effective distracter, though. Good luck. :-) Avery Todd >Now I just hope the pianist for the Amadeus Trio won't need the sostenuto >Friday night. I don't think it's going to work until I replace the >underlever action, and that's not going to happen this week. Boy, I'm >glad this is over. > >Ken Z. >-- >Ken Zahringer, RPT >Piano Technician >University of Missouri School of Music >297 Fine Arts Bldg >Columbia, MO 65211 >573-882-1202 >cell 573-489-7529
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