Clicking hammers

[Clyde Allen]

Yes on a Baldwin baby grand hammer slightly loose on the shank caused this. Re-gluing dispatched the problem ;)


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DATE: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:22:47
From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Cc: 

>hammer head loose?
>Thump
>--- pianovt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
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>
>Hello John,
>
>As an experiment, what happens if you raise the hammer
>rest rail alittle?
>Also, make sure the rail is tightened.
>
>If the noise stops when the rail is raised, I would
>guess that thebottom
>of the shank is probably bouncing off the top of the
>adjustment screw onthe
>repetition lever.
>
>Vladan
>
>
>
>I have a clicking sound whenvarious hammers return
>that I can't isolate. It happens with the action in or
>out of the piano. It appears to come from around where
>the hammer hits the "cushion" (Iforget what that's
>called) on the hammer stop rail. The hammer doesn't
>appear to hit hard enough to cause a click - I just
>can't find where it's coming from.Thanks!- John
>
>
>
>
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