<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Just a thought = ... are you sure your problem is in the keybed? What about those action centers, = hammer return springs, etc.?  If those hammers are slow to return, your = jacks may not be resetting properly. That's one of the neat things about an = inverted action--so many opportunities for problems ... wire grommets out of = place, warped elbows, Barbie Doll shoes, snake skins, hairpins, mouse = nests, nuclear waste ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Alan R. = Barnard</DIV> <DIV align=left>Salem, MO</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left>-----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Tvak@aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:10 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: perpetually = sticking keys </DIV>List I got in too deep this time.  I = sold a little spinet piano last month. I had replaced the damper felts, key = bushings, and keytops.  I included a free tuning and although there was no = written guarantee, I promised her that the piano was in good working = order.  Which it was.  While the piano was in my posession, I did = have ALOT of trouble getting the keys eased so that they would return promptly.  Every time I went out to the shop I'd find another key = that wouldn't come back up, but I thought I had them all taken care = of.  And if she had any problems, I planned to install lead weights on the back = of the keys. Which I did, two weeks ago, when she called to tell me = that there were a couple of sticking keys.  With the weights installed, I = figured that would be the last I'd hear from her. Nope. She = called yesterday with more sticking keys.  Now, it's winter here in = Chicago, the indoor climate is dry, compared to spring, which is only a few months away.  If she's having problems now, oh boy. My question = is: what the heck can I do next?  I've eased the keys from here till Sunday.   I put the lead weights all the way at the back of = the key for maximum effect.  I polished the keypins and sprayed them with = TFL50. I don't know what to do next to get myself out of this quagmire.  = I want her to be satisfied with this instrument.  I want to stop driving = the 25 miles to her house. HELP! Tom Sivak Chicago PTG Associate -- No virus found in this incoming = message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - = Release Date: 01/21/2005 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: = 01/21/2005