Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

[David Love]

Low friction flange pinning is one thing, but when the flange is flopping
around with virtually zero friction, that's too loose to me.

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:36 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RE: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

I think Steinway pins them that way...on purpose...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 5/25/2006 8:21:31 PM
Subject: RE: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway


>No, I'm not sure.  I tried to isolate it and it was difficult to tell.  How
>is it that the knuckles click and what is the remedy?  I did test them to
>see if they were loose, they weren't.  The drop screws, on the other hand,
>were loose enough you could spin them easily with your fingers.  

>Re your other message, it is disturbing (actually the piano costs $70,000).
>The shanks require repining (all of them were way too loose), and many
jacks
>required easing as they were too tight.  It's why I've given up on their
>parts.   

>David Love
>davidlovepianos at comcast.net 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
>Of William R. Monroe
>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:57 PM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: Re: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

>David,

>Are you sure it's not the knuckles clicking?  Can be very deceptive, and
>I've seen that a number of times.

>Regards
>William R. Monroe



>> I have a customer with a brand new S&S B.  The drop screws are very
loose,
>> turning with almost no resistance and it appears, as much as I can
isolate
>> it, that they are clicking on some notes.  Anyone run into this recently
>or
>> have a simple fix?
>>
>> David Love
>> davidlovepianos at comcast.net