---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Tom, Lots of things have been offered. All of them are possibly valid=20 but precious few are actually likely. Process of elimination still works=20 very well in diagnosing problems. Did the piano function normally before=20 you re-bushed the keys? If so, and I suspect that this is the case, then=20 the problem is in the re-bushing effort. I suggest you look very carefully= =20 at whether or not you have too much glue in there. It will have dripped=20 down lower in the mortise than the felt and could be rubbing against the=20 key pin when the key is depressed. If you thought that the problem was in=20 the felt and you eased the bushing you may have missed it. What type of=20 glue did you use? Look carefully at each key mortise under a strong light=20 and I'll just bet you'll find a glob of glue in there. If so just break it= =20 away and get it out of there. If by chance you had this problem before doing the work you=20 described then please disregard the above. best of luck, Greg Newell At 10:09 AM 1/23/2005, you wrote: >List > >I got in too deep this time. I sold a little spinet piano last month. I=20 >had replaced the damper felts, key bushings, and keytops. I included a=20 >free tuning and although there was no written guarantee, I promised her=20 >that the piano was in good working order. Which it was. > >While the piano was in my posession, I did have ALOT of trouble getting=20 >the keys eased so that they would return promptly. Every time I went out= =20 >to the shop I'd find another key that wouldn't come back up, but I thought= =20 >I had them all taken care of. And if she had any problems, I planned to=20 >install lead weights on the back of the keys. > >Which I did, two weeks ago, when she called to tell me that there were a=20 >couple of sticking keys. With the weights installed, I figured that would= =20 >be the last I'd hear from her. > >Nope. > >She called yesterday with more sticking keys. Now, it's winter here in=20 >Chicago, the indoor climate is dry, compared to spring, which is only a=20 >few months away. If she's having problems now, oh boy. > >My question is: what the heck can I do next? I've eased the keys from=20 >here till Sunday. I put the lead weights all the way at the back of the= =20 >key for maximum effect. I polished the keypins and sprayed them with=20 >TFL50. I don't know what to do next to get myself out of this quagmire. I= =20 >want her to be satisfied with this instrument. I want to stop driving the= =20 >25 miles to her house. > >HELP! > >Tom Sivak >Chicago PTG Associate Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6a/45/ba/3d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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