Yamaha mystery noise

John Musselwhite john@musselwhite.com
Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:12:13 -0700


At 09:47 PM 11/20/2003 -0600, Dave D. wrote:

>Thanks to all for good suggestions. I had already squeezed the key leads 
>and produced it with the dampers lifted, dont think I included that in my 
>original post. And I could not produce it out of the piano, which doesnt 
>necessarily mean anything, the action cavity seems to act as a resonator 
>sometimes. I like the balance hole (Mark),  the pedal rod  (JimB), and 
>drop screw (DavidL) ideas as those were totally new to me. I'll post the 
>answer when I find it.

Here's one more thing you might check. On a G2 I service there was a 
similar clicking sound on some notes that I traced to a tiny bit of glue 
squeeze on the knuckles of the offending notes. Trimming the glue with a 
sharp knife solved the problem.

                 John


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