<!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 6.00.2900.3354" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV>Matthew,</DIV> <DIV>    Good posting.</DIV> <DIV>It seems like you have already made the diagnosis</DIV> <DIV> The click is usually a missing but felt square or one with too much glue</DIV> <DIV>but if If the buckskin is worn off--replace it along with the square.</DIV> <DIV> If one butt has this problem the rest may be suspect also .</DIV> <DIV>The squeak from the key pin-bushing interface is common especially on some  Asian piano's and can be eliminated with lubrication or if necessary  rebushing.</DIV> <DIV>Teflon powder, protek, VJ lube,TFL50  --but NO graphite ( in my opinion) all have their place in the squeak hunt.</DIV> <DIV>The capstan to whippen cushion or sticker cloth  can be the cause also  so check and lube there also if necessary.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A good tip told to me a thousand years ago is this:</DIV> <DIV>     </DIV> <DIV>Each note is it's own little machine. If  for example C -40 has a click , look at the B39 and C#41 machine that don't click. You have two non symptomatic examples to compare the problem note with.</DIV> <DIV>Observe and compare and you will have the answer.</DIV> <DIV>You're on the right track because you isolated the problems .</DIV> <DIV>As the late great Newton Hunt once told me     "Trust yourself and do good work"</DIV> <DIV>Best wishes,    </DIV> <DIV>    Tom Driscoll</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Need Some Input</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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.</DIV> <DIV> </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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew</DIV><PRE>No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.5/1569 - Release Date: 7/23/2008 1:31 PM </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>