<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>White keys hitting the keyslip because it's too close, make clicking sound.  Resistance as the keys rub on the way down.</DIV> <DIV>?????????????</DIV> <DIV>    Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV>    inSane Diego</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/20/2006 8:58:58 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> a puzzler....at least for me</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV> List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Action clicks have been costing me  time of late.  I had yet another click today.  The piano is a Kawai K-30 upright.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On hammer blow, there's a click, as well as some resistance late in the key stroke.  This was happening on many notes in the middle section of the piano.  I thought I'd cured the problem at my last visit when I regulated the backchecks to catch the hammers sooner.  I found more clicking today, though.  I was determined to find the cause rather than to try to treat the symptoms. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What it isn't: </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>jack hanging up or hitting anything it isn't supposed to</DIV> <DIV>loose hammer head or shank</DIV> <DIV>loose catcher or shank</DIV> <DIV>loose anything</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some of you long-time techs should get this one in a hurry.  It was a new one on me, though.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target=_blank><B>Check out the new AOL</B></A>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>