Steinway L "clunk" help needed

Tunethepno@AOL.COM Tunethepno@AOL.COM
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:35:36 EST


In a message dated 1/20/99 10:19:01 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
drwoodwind@hotmail.com writes:

<< I recently worked on a Steinway L (431725) that had a clunk sound on key 
 release.  >>

If Steinways had hammer rails, that would be a place to start. But, if the
hammer line is too low,  the shank could be hitting the repetition lever when
it falls back into place. That might be more of a "snap" than a "clunk"
though. Also, the jack might be making some kind of noise when it jumps back
under the knuckle, as you mentioned, but that would tend to be more
individual, and the hammer line would be more universal.
Maybe.
John S.
South Bend, Ind.


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