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<body>Nice little Kawai CE-7 in like-new condition, all clean and well regulated. Customer complains of a key (G2) that sticks. <br/><br/>1. It does, occasionally, stick but only if you hold down the sustain pedal and then play the note. <br/>2. The key releases/resets when you lift the sustain pedal.<br/>3. It is NOT the keystick or rail bushings. You can remove the keystick and still make it fail just lifting the whippen--but only if the sustain pedal is down. So ...<br/>4. It is not a capstan height issue, either.<br/>5. Examined the damper felt and the spoon, they are like new. Flanges seem plenty mobile.<br/>6. The damper, itself, does not seem to interfere with its neighbors; nor does it lift any earlier or later.<br/><br/>Actually, she would hardly have noticed it, since it only sticks when you theoretically want the note sounding, anyway; but she overuses the sustain mightily. (Chord change? What chord change?)<br/><br/>Any ideas would be appreciated <br/><br/>Alan Barnard<br/>Stumped in Salem, MO<br/></body>
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