# 1: It's more likely that the hammer butt felt (the little rectangular piece that the jack tip rests on) is either missing, or has a smidge of hardened glue on it. Replace if missing, or clean the glue off the contact surface.#2: Probably the balance rail bushing (if it's the front rail these suggestions apply equally). Microfine teflon powder &/or Protec will quiet it right down. It's possible the problem was caused by glue soaking into the felt when the key was bushed (plus a certain amount of wear). Patrick Draine On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote: > I was working on my piano this evening, and I noticed two problems, and I > wanted to get some input before I proceed. > > 1. When I play one particular note, I hear a clicking sound. It is from > the action, not the key. I believe it is the jack rubbing against the > underside of the butt, and the buckskin in worn off. When I pull the jack > back with my screwdriver and release it, it does make the same kind of > sound. And when I press down on the key, wait a few seconds, then release > it, I hear it too. > > 2. On a few notes I hear what sounds like a faint squeak. I believe it > may the front rail pin rubbing on worn bushing cloth underneath. > > > Matthew > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080724/319ca02d/attachment.html
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