Midnight Puzzler

[Dennis Benson]

Was the key front hitting the key slip? Ticking can come from the plastic
finish on asian pianos. and certainly would cause keys to occassionally
stick depending on the key stroke force.

Dennis RPT in Minnesota


-----Original Message-----
From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: Midnight Puzzler


>Hey here's a relatively easy one. :-)
>
>Piano: Sojin Grand
>
>Problem: Keys in the treble sticking occasionally and not always the same
>key(s).
>
>Symptoms: Key bushings were free and clear, balance holes were loose almost
>pully, whippen and hammer flanges free to very minor friction, sticking
>problem only in treble area but there was a 'slight' occasional ticking
noise
>on every key throughout the scale. The problem seemed to disappear with the
>action out of the piano, and before the cheek blocks and fallboard were
>reinstalled.
>
>Question: What it was? :-)
>Jim Bryant (FL)