Quiz

[LTpianoman@AOL.COM]

Victor,
Did the clicking have anything to do with the hammer shank hitting the 
stretcher for some non-thought-out reason? (I'm going to go and think that 
out...then I'll probably wish I didn't guess!!)

Larry Trischetta, Pocono NE Chapter
Scranton, PA

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In a message dated 2/4/00 11:09:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Michael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu writes:

>  Hello everyone,
>  >
>  > I solved a piano related noise problem that thought it might be good to 
be
>  > used as a quiz.
>  >
>  > A bit long.
>  > It is an Ivers & Pond Grand.
>  > Board shimmed, restrung, sandblasted action, hammers filed.
>  > I went to tune the piano today, and found a clicking noise on A5. The 
kind
>  > of click that sounds like a loose hammer head.
>  > -Pulled the action out, checked the hammer, it was fine. Checked the
>  > screws, loose, tightened them (hammer and Whippen flange). Noise was 
still
>  > there.
>  > -I pulled the hammer off and reglued it. Still clicking.
>  > -I checked the pinning for hammer flange, rep. lever, whippen flange all
>  > was fine. The hammer flange had been repinned (not important BTW).
>  > -I checked for loose jack post but ok.
>  > -Changed hammer assembly with neighboring one and still making the noise.
>  > -Checked for foreign object at the v-bar, by the string, nothing there.
>  > -Lift the damper way up and the clicking has not disappeared.
>  > -Check to see for some reason if there be anything funky with damper
>  > underlever, but no.
>  > -Checked to see if there was anything on the key itself that was loose, 
eg.
> 
>  > leads, backchecks, maple piece for the backcheck.
>  > I was almost giving up umtil I looked at the action from inside the 
keybed
>  > (slight hint).
>  > Another hint if I would play the note quietly, it would not click.
>  > No other note was making that noise.
>  >
>  > Can you guess what it was?
>  >
>  > I will give the answer on Sunday. Will give more hints if need be.
>  >
>  > Victor Belanger RPT
>  > Somerville, MA
>