Clicking Key

[Jon Page]

The unfortunate thing about this syncopated rhythm
accompaniment _feature_is that only a few actually work
so it is easier to disable the few rather that struggle to make
them all work.

Since you found nothing rubbing or touching, then I suspect
a glue joint. Three are the prime suspects: hammer head or
either end of the backcheck catcher support shank. Unlikely
the shank/butt glue joint. But one never know, do one.

Also jack to catcher contact, bridle wire to adjacent backcheck
wire, 

This reminds me of the time I conscientiously brought the
hammer line to the proper distance along with a pitch raising.
Only to be called back with "What did you do to our piano"?
There's a clicking in it now".    It turned out there was a glue
bead on the hammer rest rail and the new attitude of the rail
put the shank on a different portion. Of course this took a day
for the felt to compress and start clicking so I couldn't notice
it when I was there in the first place. How many times have I 
told myself 'Check for glue on the rail' and didn't bother that one time. :-)




At 01:22 PM 12/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
>     Dear List,
>     
>     I tuned a Wurlitzer Spinet yesterday.  D4 makes an annoying click that 
>     sounds like two pieces of wood being hit together every time it is 
>     played.  In fact, if you press the key all the way down, let it up 
>     just slightly (not enough for the Jack to return under the hammer 
>     butt) and press it down again it will click again.  I spent around 20 
>     minutes looking at the note from every angle and just could not see 
>     what was causing it.  The hammer, damper flanges and pins were all 
>     tight.  The jack is firmly against the let off and all felt is in 
>     place.  The sound comes from the top and not the bottom of the action.
>     
>     Do any of you have suggestions or experience with what is making the 
>     noise?
>     
>     Thanks,
>     
>     Glen
>     
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>     
>     Glen and Ruth Deligdisch
>     P.O. Box 248
>     Waxhaw, NC  28173
>     
>     Tel:  (704) 843-0989
>     
>     E-mail:  Glen_Deligdisch@SIL.ORG
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>

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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