Noisy Steinway Wippens

[Jon Page]

At 11:21 PM 11/04/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi List:
>Came across a 1975 Steinway with teflon bushings today.  Wippens in the bass 
>area were especially noisy.  Almost sounded like wood banging against wood. 
>After tightening all action screws in the area, the noise was still there.
 I 
>checked for keybed noise and it was   not that.  Is my diagnosis of it being 
>the teflon centers the problem or what else should I look for? If it is the 
>teflon bushings, what can be done other than replacing the really noisy 
>wippens?
>Bob Bergantino, RPT
>Willoughby Hills, Ohio
> 

My guess is that the jack rest felt is compressed and knocking
on the spoon upon return, hard knuckles also.

I have a customer who has been constantly complaining about
this noise. The Perma-Click action has finally gotten to her and
I'll be starting with the hammers/shanks& flanges. Those knuckles
have been particularly firm. 

Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  mailto:jpage@capecod.net
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