That's 'had', not 'and.'<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM, John Ashcraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jaashcraft@gmail.com">jaashcraft@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Try rebushing the sticker-to-wippen connection on one note. I had a similar situation on a very worn action where I put in new parts above the stickers and replaced the sticker cloth and still and clunky noises. <br>
<font color="#888888">--John Ashcraft</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM, David Nereson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:da88ve@gmail.com" target="_blank">da88ve@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Thanks. No, I hadn't been quite that thorough (removing the key, bridle strap, etc.)<br>
--D.N.<br>
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Subject: Re: [pianotech] Clunky Noises<br>
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Hi David,<br>
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Do the process of elimination. Take out the key completely. Sometimes just<br>
holding the key down can fool us into thinking we have eliminated it as a<br>
culprit when it may still be a part of the problem. But if you remove the<br>
key instead, it will completely eliminate it for sure real quick like...<br>
Unhook the bridal wire. Now you have eliminated the hammer from working<br>
with the wippen. Eliminate each part as necessary, until you can narrow<br>
down the noise to a certain part of the action or to a certain area in the<br>
action. Take the "stuff" out if you have too and check the center pins,<br>
felts, etc.<br>
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Hold the damper away from the wires so that too, is completely eliminated as<br>
a possible noise maker.<br>
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As for the felt, I would just set a piece of felt on top of the capstan to<br>
see if that makes it go away as the sticker comes down onto the capstan.<br>
Check the alignment of the capstan to where it engages the felt on the<br>
sticker. I have had it where the key warped or something and the capstan<br>
was juuuust hitting the edge of the wood of the sticker.<br>
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2 more ˘ worth.<br>
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Jer<br>
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