<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans= Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY>bridle wire rubbing neighbor....?<BR><BR>David= I...<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Paul McCloud= <PMC033@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: Pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:29:51= -0700<BR>Subject: Spinet "Squeak" Noise- Guess the= fix...<BR><BR> <P> <DIV align=left>Hi Guyz-n-Galz:</DIV> <DIV>    I had an interesting encounter with= an Acrosonic the other day.  The customer complained about= a click/squeak noise on some notes, which she clearly noted on a= card.   I was unable to hear what she was hearing, but= said that if we tuned the piano first, the noise might become= more easily heard.  So, I did a double pass tuning, which= sounded all right to me, and asked if she still heard the= noise.  She played the notes which she objected to, and= said the sound was still there.  We played around with the= notes, until I finally heard something.  It was a noise,= like a faint squeak, that appeared upon release of the= key.  I was thinking the jack cushion felt on the butt was= the culprit, but that wasn't it.  I removed the wooden= sticker from the action and after a few minutes of fussing= around with the wippen, found the source of the noise.  See= if you can guess what the cause (and remedy) was.&nb! sp;= Hint: the jack had nothing to do with the noise.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV>San Diego</DIV> <DIV><A= href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">pmc033@earthlink.net</A></DIV= > <DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>