Click

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 03:32 1/28/2007, you wrote:
>         The most probable things would be:  a loose wippen flange 
> screw, glue on
>the butt felt, or missing butt felt.  Another possibility is glue on the
>key stop rail or bottom of fallboard.  Or, as someone else suggested, the
>butt "leather" is hard Corfam that needs to be replaced with leather or
>Ecsaine (or is it Escaine?).  Sometimes the jack spring makes a little
>click, but not usually audible with the front panel back on.  If it's more
>of a clunk than a click, that could be an ovalled-out balance pin hole
>("pulley" key, or key "chucking.")
>         --David Nereson, RPT
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello List.
>
>Last night I tuned a 20 year old Baldwin upright.  Nice piano, generally.
>However, three keys had an annoying click when releasing the key.  It
>doesn't matter how hard or soft the key is played, even if you press the
>key
>so slowly it doesn't even touch the string, when you release, it clicks
>when
>released.  I have looked at everything I can think of to find it, and was
>just about to pull the action when the customer said they had to go
>somewhere, so we'll take care of it next week.  Repreieve.  Can you give
>me
>some ideas for things to look for?  Let me know if you need more
>information
>for a DD (Distance Diagnosis).
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>Arlin Hall


Baldwin 243s used to have a problem with the bridle wire hitting the 
back of the fallboard, or the fall hinge rod. Pull the fall out just 
a bit and see if the sound goes away.



Conrad Hoffsommer

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