<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>If they don't stick when the damper pedal is depressed, then it's probably the spoons hung up in the hole they've dug in the damper lever cloth.  I've seen this once or twice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Mike</FONT></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=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/15/2004 4:32:48 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sticky note: today's puzzler </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Verdana size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12">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> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>