Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway

[richard.ucci at att.net]

Are you sure it's not the jack hitting the hammer flange? I had a new "B" with same condition.

-------------- Original message from "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>: -------------- 


> Brand new? 
> 
> First thing I'd do is call S&S and say what the ____?? 
> 
> For 60K or whatever, they should probably remedy this the old fashioned way, 
> don't you think? 
> 
> Maybe ask them if they'd pay for replacement with Renner Parts ;-] 
> 
> Don't really know of a good fix short of removing the screws, building the 
> wood and redrilling. I suppose CA might work, I might try it in an old PSO, 
> but with a new piano, this is poor workmanship/quality IMO. 
> 
> Regards, 
> William R. Monroe 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Love" 
> To: "'Pianotech List'" 
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:46 PM 
> Subject: Clicking drop screws on a new Steinway 
> 
> 
> > 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 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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