<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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Hi, Warren.  I've also seen that.  But in this case, it's something else.  Guess again.</DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=fishwar@bellsouth.net href="mailto:fishwar@bellsouth.net">Warren Fisher</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pmc033@earthlink.net, Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 07/31/2005 5:23:32 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Spinet "Squeak" Noise- Guess the fix...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>Paul,</DIV> <DIV>I had that once before.  The hammer return springs were squeaking in their grooves.  It just about drove me crazy.  In my case it was pretty near all of them.</DIV> <DIV>Warren</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Warren Fisher- RPT</DIV> <DIV>Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana </DIV> <DIV>98 2500 Dodge Cummins TD, DTT Auto, Smart Controller, E-Brake, ATF, EGT, and Boost gauges, Mag Hytec tranny and differential pans, Aux. tranny cooler, 4" exhaust, monster air filter, engine 125 hp upgrade.</DIV> <DIV>02 Titanium fiver 28E33, aerodynamic front end, 2-120W solr panls, Friendship 2000 invrtr, </DIV> <DIV>four Lifeline absorbed glass mat battries, Honda 5000 genset</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pmc033@earthlink.net href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">Paul McCloud</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/31/2005 12:30:05 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Spinet "Squeak" Noise- Guess the fix...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <P> <DIV>Hi Guyz-n-Galz:</DIV> <DIV>    I had an interesting encounter with an Acrosonic the other day.  The customer complained about a click/squeak noise on some notes, which she clearly noted on a card.   I was unable to hear what she was hearing, but said that if we tuned the piano first, the noise might become more easily heard.  So, I did a double pass tuning, which sounded all right to me, and asked if she still heard the noise.  She played the notes which she objected to, and said the sound was still there.  We played around with the notes, until I finally heard something.  It was a noise, like a faint squeak, that appeared upon release of the key.  I was thinking the jack cushion felt on the butt was the culprit, but that wasn't it.  I removed the wooden sticker from the action and after a few minutes of fussing around with the wippen, found the source of the noise.  See if you can guess what the cause (and remedy) was.&am! p;nb! sp; Hint: the jack had nothing to do with the noise.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV>San Diego</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">pmc033@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>