Thanks to Don Mannino for his knuckle-easing suggestions, ( I was secretly hoping he would reply), that seems to be the point of greatest clunk production in these actions. As for the rubber-backing idea, I'll have to test that one out on my new prototype grand that I'm secretly constructing (the one with the red keys). Thanks for the input, folks! Rob Kiddell Canada
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