Vertical backcheck noise?

[Clyde Hollinger]

Several of you mentioned this.  No, I'm not 100% sure, but it seems unlikely
that since nearly every note has this noise, and it is relatively consistent,
that it is loose catcher shanks.  I only remember checking one, though; it
was okay.  Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Clyde

Avery Todd wrote:

> Clyde,
>
> Are you sure the catcher shank isn't loose in the hammer butt?
>
> Avery
>
> At 04:34 PM 02/27/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Friends,
> >
> >I came across a new one today, I think.  1983 Everett school model
> >studio piano.  While tuning I would hear a woody-sounding click on
> >nearly every note, very consistent, similar to the sound you get if a
> >jack tip lost its felt.  Nothing I checked seemed to diminish the sound
> >until I took a length of 1.0mm center pin bushing cloth and held it
> >where it would get sandwiched between the backcheck and the catcher when
> >the key was depressed.  That squelched the noise markedly.  The
> >backchecks have only 1/8" or 5/32" of felt, which is not all that
> >unusual, I guess, but it seemed pretty hard to me.
> >
> >So I think what I need to do is replace all the backchecks, but because
> >I've never run into this before, I'm asking if anyone has ever had to do
> >this on a piano only twenty years old.  Is this indeed the problem, or
> >does it just *appear* to be when it's actually something else?  Thanks!
> >
> >Regards,
> >Clyde
> >
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