Click

[David Nereson]

	The most probable things would be:  a loose wippen flange screw, glue on
the butt felt, or missing butt felt.  Another possibility is glue on the
key stop rail or bottom of fallboard.  Or, as someone else suggested, the
butt "leather" is hard Corfam that needs to be replaced with leather or
Ecsaine (or is it Escaine?).  Sometimes the jack spring makes a little
click, but not usually audible with the front panel back on.  If it's more
of a clunk than a click, that could be an ovalled-out balance pin hole
("pulley" key, or key "chucking.")
	--David Nereson, RPT

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]On
Behalf Of Arlin Hall
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:07 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Click


Hello List.

Last night I tuned a 20 year old Baldwin upright.  Nice piano, generally.
However, three keys had an annoying click when releasing the key.  It
doesn't matter how hard or soft the key is played, even if you press the
key
so slowly it doesn't even touch the string, when you release, it clicks
when
released.  I have looked at everything I can think of to find it, and was
just about to pull the action when the customer said they had to go
somewhere, so we'll take care of it next week.  Repreieve.  Can you give
me
some ideas for things to look for?  Let me know if you need more
information
for a DD (Distance Diagnosis).

Thanks so much,

Arlin Hall