<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got a call from a client who = said it sounded like there was cellophane in her piano when she played. It made her jump = up and look to see what was "in there". She played a few bass notes over the = phone and you could hear a definite action clatter. Then she noticed it was = occurring when she released the key. I guess I'm revealing my age when I say I know the = "sound of cellophane". I think the thing noticed most about cellophane was the = rustling noise that had an unusual crackling/pop noise with it. Nothing quite = like it. If you guys don't nail this one, I'll be surprised. This is probably going = to take me into my next field of study. I have a good understanding of key dip/hammer blow distance/let off though I've heard talk of a safety factor/relationship that I would like to know more about. I've = taken Nick Gravanite? Action geometry and Wally Brooks, effective weight = control and couple of grand regulation classes. Now to the repetition lever. My = guess, and it's purely a guess, the noise is the rep lever going through it's = cycle. Guy Nichols class, Extreme measures, he said "pop and buff" the rep springs. = What's the best way to do that and is that anywhere close to my problem noise?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, Guy's class is a good one = to take after lunch. you won't fall asleep. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith R</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>