Hi Ed, Would wippen assist springs also be a clue. As well as an unusual pattern of leading as in Samick a few years back? Did not catch the name of the piano being talked about. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A at aol.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:19 PM Subject: Re: Regulation question > > << What causes a key to "bounce"? In that, when the key is pressed and > > then it returns there is a little bounce up and down. What can be > > done to minimise this? >> >> > > > << I forgot to mention that it apparently doesn't > happen on every key - would this necessarily change your assessment? > > Well, you might take a look at the lead in the keys that do bounce and see if > perhaps they are overly loaded?? > Then check all the pinning on that particular key, as well as the balance > rail hole. Look for whatever else is different about the bouncing keys, since > changes usually come in pairs. > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >
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