Thanks Keith. If you think it's newsworthy, I'd be glad to write it up. All the best, -Zeno Wood On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Keith Roberts <keithspiano at gmail.com> wrote: > I posted this on another list as a solution to a ticking sound on 2/3 of > the notes on a 2007 Wendl & Lung 151. I said to pull the wire to the bass > side and spread the coil to open it. He said it worked on every note but > one. Lubng the groove fixed that one. > My original thought was that there is a coating on the wire that causes > some stickyness. When the coil is bound up by pulling it to the trbele side, > the coil itself makes the tick. The direction the coil is wound changes the > side of course. I wonder if lubing the coil would work? Anyway, the > factories may be using a wire that causes this > Thank you so much Zeno. This should be in the journal. > > Keith Roberts > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Zeno Wood <zeno.wood at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't think the coil ends up spread out, it's just tilted somewhat, so >> there's no side-to-side. I do this by pulling the spring out to the side >> then putting it back. If it doesn't work I might yank it out the other >> side, although towards the bass is more convenient. Whatever works. But if >> you yank it sideways too much, it interferes with the function somewhat, and >> the spring might bulge toward the spoon, causing another click. >> >> As long as we're on the subject of weird spring-related noises: >> >> 1. About 9-10 years ago, the bottom part of the Steinway spring (that >> inserts into that hole in the bottom of the jack) was a little too long past >> that bend, so the end would bottom out and click. Solution was to clip a >> tiny bit off the end so it wouldn't reach. (What do you call that hole?) >> >> 2. Same time-frame: the angle of the bend where it goes into that same >> hole in the bottom of the jack was a little too shallow, so the jack >> wouldn't come all the way back to where the button contacts the spoon. (The >> spring was holding the jack in position instead of the button/spoon) This >> would click a little bit, and it also made regulation impossible. Solution >> was to slip out the end and increase the angle just a tad. >> >> Regards, >> Zeno Wood >> >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20081002/42ad35a7/attachment.html
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