action clicking sound

[Richard Moody]

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Are the clicking keys next to each other?   If so could be anything from
'someone dropped a quarter' to loose leads. Or, check for loose hammer =
head
by pulling back and forth.  If in doubt douse it with CA.  Try to hear
exactly where the noise is coming from.=20

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Dave McKibben
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:28 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: action clicking sound=20

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I need some wisdom:

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I am working on a Schafer & Sons G-3 Grand piano that has two keys that =
have
a 'clicking' sound.

The clicking sound is not there when you play pp but is there with mf =
and
up.

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What I did so far:

Took the whippens out and visually inspected.  Did not see anything =
obvious
and no missing felts.

Regulate the action on those keys ( which were way off prior to =
inspection
).

The jack is a little off to one side of the repetition lever window, but =
not
more than many other keys that dont have a click.

Lifted the damper up and held it while I played the key..... it still =
clicks

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One comment:

The click sounds like a wooden click ( I'm not saying it is, just sounds
like it ), but if I deaden the tricord strings with my finger, the loud
click does not sound.  The hammers do sound a little hard and make a =
good '
thud ' when they hit the deadened strings.

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Does anyone have any ideas on what could be making the click, and what I
could look for ???

Many thanks to you all in advance.

I really appreciate the opportunity to ask these type questions and get
feedback from those with far more experience than myself.

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Dave McKibben

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DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/

858-776-2516

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