<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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P>Dave,</P> <P>I would switch parts from an adjacent, non-clicking note. &nbsp= ; By trial and error you should be able to determine which part of the = assembly is problematic and work from there.   If the click c= ontinues with hammer/shank/flange changed and wippen changed it might b= e in the key?    Also pull up the damper for the clickin= g not so it is not engaged and see if that stops the click, in which ca= se it might be in the damper assembly....let us know what you find.</P>= <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Dave McKibben" <DAVESPIANOTUNING@EARTHLINK.N= ET><BR>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 1/29/2006 12:28:1= 3 PM<BR>Subject: action clicking sound <BR><BR> <P> <DIV align=left>I need some wisdom:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am working on a Schafer & Sons G-3 Grand piano that has two = keys that have a 'clicking' sound.</DIV> <DIV>The clicking sound is not there when you play pp but is there with= mf and up.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What I did so far:</DIV> <DIV>Took the whippens out and visually inspected.  Did not see an= ything obvious and no missing felts.</DIV> <DIV>Regulate the action on those keys ( which were way off prior to in= spection ).</DIV> <DIV>The jack is a little off to one side of the repetition lever windo= w, but not more than many other keys that dont have a click.</DIV> <DIV>Lifted the damper up and held it while I played the key..... it st= ill clicks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One comment:</DIV> <DIV>The click sounds like a wooden click ( I'm not saying it is, just = sounds like it ), but if I deaden the tricord strings with my finger, t= he loud click does not sound.  The hammers do sound a little hard = and make a good ' thud ' when they hit the deadened strings.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Does anyone have any ideas on what could be making the click, and = what I could look for ???</DIV> <DIV>Many thanks to you all in advance.</DIV> <DIV>I really appreciate the opportunity to ask these type questions an= d get feedback from those with far more experience than myself.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave McKibben</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net">DavesPianotuning= @earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/">http:= //www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/</A></DIV> <DIV>858-776-2516</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>