<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think you said you have a Yamaha upright. It's very common for the balance hole to squeak. Try teflon powder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:59 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Need Some Input</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>The jack return felt is still there.  As I was observing the buckskin I did notice a rather deep groove where the jack sits.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As far as whether the key is squeaking or not, can it be possible if the bushing cloth is hard for this to happen.  I will do what you said though, and try to isolate exactly where it is coming from.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Willem Blees <wimblees@aol.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks@att.net><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Sent: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 4:19 pm<BR>Subject: Need Some Input<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_679d3a60-5c32-4eb0-96b8-416a7285ffba> <DIV>I was working on my piano this evening, and I noticed two problems, and I wanted to get some input before I proceed.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1.  When I play one particular note, I hear a clicking sound.  It is from the action, not the key.  I believe it is the jack rubbing against the underside of the butt, and the buckskin in worn off.  When I pull the jack back with my screwdriver and release it, it does make the same kind of sound.  And when I press down on the key, wait a few seconds, then release it, I hear it too.<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT color=#ff0000>The jack return felt, which is on the butt under the buckskin, has come off. That's a very easy repair. Without removing the action, take a small piece of felt and put glue on one side. Use a pair of tweezers to put the felt in place, while using a small screw driver to trip the jack. Once the felt is in place, use the tip of the screw drive to keep the piece of felt in place when you remove the tweezers. Then allow the jack to trip and push against the felt. It will stay there.<BR></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>2.  On a few notes I hear what sounds like a faint squeak.  I believe it may the front rail pin rubbing on worn bushing cloth underneath.<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT color=#ff0000>Isolate where the squeak is coming from by moving each part of the action independently, starting with the hammer, until you hear the squeak.Then figure out how to eliminate it. It most likely will NOT be the front rail pin rubbing against a worn bushing.<BR></FONT><BR>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew</DIV></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CABC17C4CEB49E-B54-13D9><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your browser. <A title=http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014 href="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" target=_blank>Get the TMZ Toolbar Now</A>!</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>