At 07:17 PM 5/19/98 -0700, you wrote: >Hi All, > >A clarification may be in order. The click ceases if I move it off the >hammer butt. I can visually see the spring going *sproing* when I hear the >click. The click happens when I mearly lift the hammer to the string >slowly. There are a total of six and 2 are loud enough to hear when the >case is closed and music is being played. > > >At 06:34 PM 5/19/98 -0500, you wrote: >>Sometimes on butts without the felt in the crease, the butt actually hits >>the butt-spring. >>It also may be incomplete gluing of the hammer, shanks, or catcher, too. >>Check those out. >>Bill Schlipf Bloomington, IL >>wjstuner@juno.com >> >>_____________________________________________________________________ >>You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >>Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >>Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >> >> >Regards, Don > > Don, I just worked on a piano that exhibited the same click scenario you described. Mine turned out to be the coil causing the problem . I resolved it by squeezing the coil tighter. I really couldn't see the problem, but I just tried it and it worked. Joseph Alkana RPT
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