Vertical backcheck noise?

[Piannaman@aol.com]

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Clyde,

While I have a particular fondness for Everett pianos, I have to admit that 
they haven't stood up to the test of time really well.  The last one I worked 
on was breaking hammer return springs and damper springs left and right.  It 
wouldn't be surprising if they cut corners in other areas, too...

Dave Stahl

In a message dated 2/27/03 1:35:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
cedel@supernet.com writes:


> 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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