Ken, As Dennis mentioned, be sure to tighten all of the flange screws. This is a pretty common problem on many makes of pianos. Several other things to check: be sure the shank glue joints for both the hammer and catcher are in good shape. If not, reglue where needed. Baldwin will provide the material to replace the "black stuff" but all of these pianos are already out of warranty as afar as the labor is concerned. Just contact Kent Webb at kent.webb@bpao.com . Another item that can cause a sound on a hard blow is hardened or worn backcheck felt. There's something else nagging at the back of my mind but I can't think of it now. Oh well, now I'll probably wake up in the middle of the night remembering it. Allan Allan L. Gilreath, RPT Assistant Institute Director PTG Annual Convention Arlington, VA July 5-9, 2000 Agilreath@mindspring.com 706 629-3063 -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Ken Jankura Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 10:00 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Baldwin 'leather' question List, I have a client with an 80's Hamilton that clicks on a forte blow on some keys. I checked for the obvious, loose hammer heads, shanks, catchers, flanges, etc., and couldn't find anything. The piano has the synthetic leather that is the black stuff, not the Corfam (sp?). Some of the hammer butt leather has come unglued at the top, which I imagine can slap the wood occasionally causing a click, though not all of the notes that click have this. I heard from another tech that the synthetic leather can click like this, even though it feels gooey and sticky to the touch. Is this true? Can that black 'leather' cause clicks just by being what it is? Ken Jankura RPT South Central PA Chapter
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