[CAUT] Clicking notes on a B

[Daniel Dover]

Lift the dampers by hand on the offending notes. You may be hitting the
sostenuto rail with the damper underlever.

Danny Dover


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We had the Long sisters Duo (great artists, don't miss them if you have the
opportunity) here at TAMIU.  During the course of their practice and the
pre-concert tuning (done minutes before) some clicking developed in the
hammers.  I held adjacent notes down tight to eliminate slapping of the front
rail.  No joy.  I put a finger over the damper and softened the upstop.  That
did seem to make a little difference.  I checked, the rail is in place with
plenty of felt apparent.


I've had to reglue a few dampers including one after their practice so I'm
suspecting the hammer-shank glue joint.  Would this be a candidate for a little
vinegar to reactivate the glue and tighten the joint?  Or would it be
preferable to simply remove the worst hammers, knurl the shank and re-glue?
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