tick, tick, tick

[Tom Driscoll]

Wallace,
	Try taking off all case parts ,one at a time. Music Rack,
Lid,lid prop, Lyre ,Cheeks, Slip . Maybe the problem will follow a case
part. 
	Also Get underneath and listen while your client plays and maybe
you can hear the source. Tom Driscoll 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Wallace Scherer
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:40 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: tick, tick, tick

No, this isn't a bomb. It's a question about a "tick, tick, tick" sound
that comes from a polyester finish Wurlitzer baby grand piano as the
(heavy) owner walks by on the wooden floor. She also complains that it
does
it when she plays fast, loud pieces (where the piano would move a bit).
She
says she is not going to pay any money for any work on the piano (tuning
is
past due) until this problem is fixed.

Three different technicians have tried to fix it by tightening leg
bolts,
putting felt between the leg and the body, and generally checking things
to
see where else it could be. (Seems to be the legs)

I know that these high gloss finishes can cause problems where two
pieces
come together - like benches. But the Baldwin company tech wasn't
familiar
with the problem.

Have any of you found similar problems you were able to fix? How?

** Please answer me privately as I am not signed on to the list. **

Wallace T. Scherer, Piano Technician, Music Educator
P.O. Box 4121, Lantana, Florida, 33465 (561) 432-4121
Web page: <http://www.angelfire.com/biz6/afinetune>