John, I'm assuming you mean bouncing on the rest felt. If this is the case, the first thing I'd look at is tightness in the hammer flange pinning. Avery Todd At 02:39 PM 5/31/2006, you wrote: >Hi Ed, > >Thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention that it apparently doesn't >happen on every key - would this necessarily change your assessment? >The action nor the hammers are particularly worn, and it was >apparently just regulated. The place that did the regulation seemed >to be saying they couldn't do anything more (which may very well be >correct). I have been urged to ask on behalf of the owner, who is >considering what to do about it. > >Thanks. > >- John > >><< What causes a key to "bounce"? In that, when the key is pressed and >>then it returns there is a little bounce up and down. What can be >>done to minimise this? >> >> >>Greetings, >> This is a common symptom of a key with too much lead in it. You >>may need >>lighter hammers and less lead. >>Regards, >> >>Ed Foote RPT
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