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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan, I had a similar issue with a Boston UP118.
After several service calls I found that there was just a speck of glue squeeze
where the felt was glued onto the damper block. It was in the Bass section and
the angle of the dampers was just enough to allow it to rub against the neighbor
only on very light release of the whippen. Hope this helps. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David C. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=pianotuner@embarqmail.com
href="mailto:pianotuner@embarqmail.com">Alan Barnard</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> Friday, February 01, 2008 1:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Damnper</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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,
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