puzzler

A440A@AOL.COM A440A@AOL.COM
Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:23:03 EST


 
> The complaint was that on "F" above middle "C," 
>when struck with a forte blow and released slowly it would stick.  It did
>not 
>stick with a soft blow played slowly.  What was the problem? 

What stuck?  The damper or the playing mechanism?  
     If it was the damper, I would suspect that the wire was binding in the 
guide rail, usually due to the stop rail being too high, which allows enough 
travel to bind.
And then there are the usual 400 other reasons a note sticks.......
regards, 
Ed 


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