In a message dated 8/14/99 7:29:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kenrpt@mail.cvn.net writes: << List, I have a client with an 80's Hamilton that clicks on a forte blow on some keys. I checked for the obvious, loose hammer heads, shanks, catchers, flanges, etc., and couldn't find anything. The piano has the synthetic leather that is the black stuff, not the Corfam (sp?). Some of the hammer butt leather has come unglued at the top, which I imagine can slap the wood occasionally causing a click, though not all of the notes that click have this. I heard from another tech that the synthetic leather can click like this, even though it feels gooey and sticky to the touch. Is this true? Can that black 'leather' cause clicks just by being what it is? Ken Jankura RPT South Central PA Chapter >> The synthetic leather is just what it is: fake. Somehow the jack is getting through to the wood of the hammer butt and makes a click. Changing the butt leather to real leather will eliminate the clicks. I had a hard time believing it too but when I did the job the clicks were history. Dave Peake, RPT Portland Chapter Oregon City, OR
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