[CAUT] Fortepiano key noise

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This response from Anne Acker:

No, a Graf shouldn't be doing that.   No keyboard instrument should be doing
that.  Sounds like somebody overeased the keys.

AA

(via Ed Sutton)

-----Original Message-----
>From: johnsond <johnsond at stolaf.edu>
>Sent: Apr 20, 2007 3:58 PM
>To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
>Subject: [CAUT] Fortepiano key noise
>
>Hi-
>
>We have a very nice Graf copy that is only about 5 years old and next 
>week we have David Breitman coming to play and teach on that piano.   
>The instrument is not used a lot, and never moved from the hall which 
>has good climate control.  I just noticed while tuning that it seems to 
>have more key noise than I remembered, so took a closer look and was 
>surprised by the fore/aft movement of key pulley.   I haven't had to do 
>much key work on one of these, so was wondering if anyone has a 
>suggestion as to what is normal.  Is it unreasonable to expect these 
>keys to have no pull like a modern piano?   It's a beautiful instrument 
>otherwise......  
>
>thanks.,
>
>
>Dennis Johnson
>St. Olaf College