Hi Wim, Pesky little buggers, aren't they?? Most of the things I was thinking of have already been mentioned. But I'll pass along what comes to mind... Loose hammer glue joint Loose hammer shank glue joint at hammer butt Loose catcher shank glue joint, either end (the little short shank that comes out of the hammer butt at a 90 deg. angle to the hammer shank, sorry if the name is wrong.) This is actually pretty common. Backcheck wire smiting bridle strap wire, or one of them smiting a neighboring wire. Loose backcheck or bridle wire in wippen hole? Hardened bridle strap end (clicking against the wire)? Loose jack button Loose enough key bushings / poor enough key alignment to allow the keys to smite one another on a hard blow. The hammer shank hitting the hammer butt spring Jack spring just barely catching in it's hole? (Are you _sure_ those screws are tight??) Damper moving out far enough to actually hit some part of the plate? Foreign object (glue maybe?) in the front key mortise Front rail tapping against keybed Loose damper head Loose regulating rail Foreign object sitting on top of wippens (don't laugh, I've had this one...) Front of key hitting a neighbors front rail (paper or card) punchings Sticker wire loose in wooden part of sticker? Worn bushing at sticker / wippen junction It's hard to speculate not being able to hear it in person. Perhaps one of the lists you've seen will give you the idea it takes to find that pesky click. Good luck, Wim, Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net
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