I have tracked down a few clicks to a slightly loose damper bushing. Glue sizing eliminated the clicking. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 09:31 PM 4/1/97 -0800, you wrote: >Dear list -- > >Stumped. Wisdom needed: what do I look for next? > >A good customer's newly rebuilt 1959 Baldwin L has developed a nasty >wooden-sounding tic on the first note in the tenor section, located >somewhere in the damper assembly. (It goes away when the right pedal is >depressed.) The piano has had substantial daily use for about 2-3 months, >since the rebuild, and this problem is new. > >In spite of being apparently damper related, it seemed to get worse when the >soft pedal was used. Without the right keyblock to limit travel, it seemed >to get much worse. > >When the action is removed, I can make it happen (louder) by slapping up the >underlever from beneath, by hand. I can make a similar noise on the top note >of the bass section, the same way, though that note is quiet when the action >plays the note. None of the neighboring dampers will make the sound. > >There was also a small jingle, that I was able to remove by bending the >wire. This damper head is the one that hangs way forward to avoid the plate, >and it was juddering quite a bit. The damper head seems firmly attached to >the wire. Damping is good. The damper screw was firmly tightened. The wire >was a little chewed up, but smoothing and polishing it made no difference. >The underlever didn't SEEM to be anywhere near anything else. The damper >head and wire were visibly not touching anything else, including the >neighboring damper head. I thought it was clacking against the neighbor by >coming up crooked (that's the kind of sound it was) but it didn't come >anywhere near. > >The damper upstop rail has fresh felt, and is firmly screwed in place. (at >the right height.) > >So far I haven't taken the underlever out and repinned it. It seems very >free but not downright sloppy. > >I find it suggestive that it is the damper right next to the plate, but >_what_ it is suggesting is beyond me. It certainly isn't touching the plate >at any time. > >I'm going back within a week or so, to try again. (Never say die.) I'd love >to have something new to try or look for! > > >Susan Kline >skline@proaxis.com >P.O. Box 1651, >Philomath, OR 97370 > > >"Nature favors the hidden flaw." > > > Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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