Re: [HG] sticky keys

[Arle Lommel]

Conversely, if you move to a drier climate, you may find that there is  
“slop” in the keys and that they are hard to get accurate pitch from.  
To take care of that problem you can glue strips of slick parchment  
paper in the holes to get them the right size. If you have to do this,  
just make sure you've used a glue that can be removed later on down  
the road.

-Arle

On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:13 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:

Just to clarify, although you use the word "tangents" here, I think  
you actually mean "keys," right?

A possible simple explanation: as you play, is the hg flat on your  
lap, or is it hanging down away from you slightly? It should be  
angled down away from you, so gravity helps the keys back down. Your  
knees should be lower than your hips.

The other possible explanation is that your hg was made in a climate  
that is drier than your climate, so in your climate, the wood has  
swelled and is sticking. A few of my keys had this problem, but only  
in summer when it was very humid. I tried wax, graphite, whatever,  
but finally had to solve the problem by filing the holes that the  
keys go through (very carefully, so they stayed square, and didn't  
get too big.)

Melissa
www.melissatheloud.com