<HTML><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Could be that the strike point was readjusted, and moving the action back a little was enough to cause the sharps to hit the fallboard.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Paul McCloud</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">San Diego</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</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> 03/15/2011 5:25:45 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Clickety clack</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Joe Goss <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote> <DIV style="WORD-WRAP: break-word" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Awhile back someone mentioned a click they could not find.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Today I found a new one for me. Only the sharps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It was caused by?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" target=_blank>imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" target=_blank>www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>I've seen (heard) only the sharps click when the key upstop is warped, or out of its normal place for some other reason. The back edge of the sharps hit the wood of the upstop upon key return. It's not in the keystick, but the sharp itself that causes the noise.<BR><BR> <DIV>As others have mentioned, it could also click on the fallboard of a grand ... for various reasons.<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>John Formsma, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV>Blue Mountain, MS</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>