[pianotech] Sticking key question

[William Monroe]

That'll teach me to skim an email.  I read it the other way around - dampers
engaged = sluggish keys.  This was not what you wrote, Matthew, my
apologies.  I'd tend to agree with Dean here, too.

William R. Monroe


 Matthew,
>   I think Dean May has identified the problem.
>
> If using the pedal to disengage the dampers from the equation causes the
> keys to come back up, that is characteristic of a damper spoon hanging up in
> the damper lever felt.  Sometimes the damper spoon gets dirty or corroded,
> or poorly adjusted, and digs a divot in the felt on the damper lever, then
> hangs up in it.
>
> Engaged dampers would help to overcome most other causes of sluggishness in
> the action.
>
> The problem may be apparent with only the three keys now, but other notes
> may be worn and ready to cause problems in the near future.  Be sure to
> check them all.  You will have to pull the action to get a good look at
> everything.
>
> Good luck!
> Claude Harding
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>
>    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.
>
> 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.
>
> That is the situation, and if anyone has ideas, I will listen.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> ***TODD PIANO WORKS*
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
> http://www.toddpianoworks.com
>
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