----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:57 PM Subject: Re: YC Grand Clicks > > >The click occurs when the jack snaps forward. The jack center pin > > resistance seems within acceptable limits, the spring works properly. > > The non-clicking jacks rotate smoothly throughout key stroke. > > Any brilliant ideas on how to solve this? > > Greetings, >Check to see if the end of the spring is digging into the jack. There was clearance between the end of the spring and the jack wall. >The spring may be too long, or it may have been bent. I didn't see a bend and it is affecting nearly half the keys. >Also, is there more spring than is necessary? Those hammers shouldn't jump when released from check! There didn't appear to be too much spring and I did adjust spring tension and jack height to extremes and back. I may have overlooked something, but I am picking up the action Monday to take to my shop and I will repin, reposition, readjust and maybe regret. Thanks for the leads, James Baker > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT
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