<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Chickering, you say .... Broken brass plate at hammer flange?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Bill Maxim<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:31 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Today's Puzzler<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Servicing a geriatric Chickering = concert grand today, D4 had a rattle somewhere in the action that sounded like metal = on wood.  I was in the process of regulating backchecks and noted = that the backcheck wire was loose in the key, so I fixed that with thin CA = glue.  The rattle persisted and seemed to be coming from the top action, so I = pulled the wippen.  There was no rattle in the key, the capstan was = tight, and everything appeared tight in the wippen, even when banging it on the table.  What was causing the noise?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill = Maxim</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>