Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

[David Love]

No, I'm not sure.  I tried to isolate it and it was difficult to tell.  How
is it that the knuckles click and what is the remedy?  I did test them to
see if they were loose, they weren't.  The drop screws, on the other hand,
were loose enough you could spin them easily with your fingers.  

Re your other message, it is disturbing (actually the piano costs $70,000).
The shanks require repining (all of them were way too loose), and many jacks
required easing as they were too tight.  It's why I've given up on their
parts.   

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William R. Monroe
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:57 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

David,

Are you sure it's not the knuckles clicking?  Can be very deceptive, and
I've seen that a number of times.

Regards
William R. Monroe



> I have a customer with a brand new S&S B.  The drop screws are very loose,
> turning with almost no resistance and it appears, as much as I can isolate
> it, that they are clicking on some notes.  Anyone run into this recently
or
> have a simple fix?
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net