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face=Verdana size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"=
PTSIZE="12"></FONT></FONT>I've seen the damper spoons hang up on=
the lifter rod in a Walter. Usually they also make a=
pretty gruesome noise also.</P>
<P align=left>dave</P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0=
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<P align=left><BR>__________________________________________</P>
<P align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</P>
<P align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</P>
<P align=left>Southern Methodist University</P>
<P align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</P>
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href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></P=
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<P align=left><BR>----- Original message=
----------------------------------------><BR>From: <<A=
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A>><BR>To:=
<<A=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec=
eived: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 05:32:48 EDT<BR>Subject: Sticky=
note: today's puzzler</FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0=
face=Verdana size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12"><BR>Ladies=
and gents, <BR><BR>I've recently encountered a couple of Charles=
Walter upright pianos with "sticky keys." The notes in=
question in each case are near the treble/bass break. They=
do not stick when the damper pedal is depressed.=
<BR><BR>The problem has been diagnosed and fixed(the second one=
a bit more rapidly than the first one....), but I'll offer a=
free subscription to this list to anyone who guesses the=
answer. <BR><BR>I'm just curious how many of you have=
encountered this one. <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT>=
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