[pianotech] Sticking key question

[William Monroe]

Or, it's tight key bushings.  With the dampers disengaged, their tightness
will be magnified, causing them to be more sluggish.

Or........

could be many things.  My money is on bushings.

William R. Monroe




On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>wrote:

>  Check to see if the spoons have worn a divot into the felt on the damper
> lever.
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> Easy fix. Glue on a piece of new firm felt. For quick and dirty if you
> don't have any new felt, just cut off the old felt, flip it upside down and
> reuse.
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> *Dean*
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> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
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> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Matthew Todd
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:07 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Sticking key question
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> I had a client call me today with several sticking keys.  I understand that
> diagnosing a sticking key problem over e-mail is next to impossible, but my
> client gave me some info that I thought possibly some of you, with
> experiences, might give me a few ideas as to the source of the problem.
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> The piano is a Kimball console.  My client says that when she plays the
> piano while using the damper pedal, nothing is wrong.  But when the piano is
> played without the pedal, at least three keys stay down, and then slowly
> come up.  In fact, she said that when the keys are down, she'll press the
> damper pedal, and they will return on their own.
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> That is the situation, and if anyone has ideas, I will listen.
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> Thank you in advance,
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> *TODD PIANO WORKS*
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
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> http://www.toddpianoworks.com
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