[CAUT] Which side to yank the butterfly spring?

[Zeno Wood]

Thanks Keith.  If you think it's newsworthy, I'd be glad to write it up.

All the best,
-Zeno Wood


On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Keith Roberts <keithspiano at gmail.com> wrote:

> I posted this on another list as a solution to a ticking sound on 2/3 of
> the notes on a 2007 Wendl & Lung 151. I said to pull the wire to the bass
> side and spread the coil to open it. He said it worked on every note but
> one. Lubng the groove fixed that one.
> My original thought was that there is a coating on the wire that causes
> some stickyness. When the coil is bound up by pulling it to the trbele side,
> the coil itself makes the tick. The direction the coil is wound changes the
> side of course. I wonder if lubing the coil would work? Anyway, the
> factories may be using a wire that causes this
> Thank you so much Zeno. This should be in the journal.
>
> Keith Roberts
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Zeno Wood <zeno.wood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't think the coil ends up spread out, it's just tilted somewhat, so
>> there's no side-to-side.  I do this by pulling the spring out to the side
>> then putting it back.  If it doesn't work I might yank it out the other
>> side, although towards the bass is more convenient.  Whatever works.  But if
>> you yank it sideways too much, it interferes with the function somewhat, and
>> the spring might bulge toward the spoon, causing another click.
>>
>> As long as we're on the subject of weird spring-related noises:
>>
>> 1. About 9-10 years ago, the bottom part of the Steinway spring (that
>> inserts into that hole in the bottom of the jack) was a little too long past
>> that bend, so the end would bottom out and click.  Solution was to clip a
>> tiny bit off the end so it wouldn't reach.  (What do you call that hole?)
>>
>> 2. Same time-frame: the angle of the bend where it goes into that same
>> hole in the bottom of the jack was a little too shallow, so the jack
>> wouldn't come all the way back to where the button contacts the spoon.  (The
>> spring was holding the jack in position instead of the button/spoon)  This
>> would click a little bit, and it also made regulation impossible.  Solution
>> was to slip out the end and increase the angle just a tad.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Zeno Wood
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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