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>
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