Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

[Avery]

I thought that was the hammer flanges. Not the drop screws!

Avery

At 10:36 PM 5/25/2006, you wrote:
>I think Steinway pins them that way...on purpose...
>
>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, California
>
>
>
>----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Received: 5/25/2006 8:21:31 PM
>Subject: RE: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway
>
>
> >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