Thanks everyone! I'll try the soft pencil approach and take it from there. --Margarita
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Colin <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, get the slippy stuff. > It probably is the humidity causing the wood to swell a little (it will > probably recover when the air gets drier so don't do anything too extreme > just yet). > While waiting for the slippy stuff (liquid Teflon), you could try getting a > very soft pencil - at least a 4B - and scraping a little of the lead > (graphite) onto a slip of paper with a small knife. Pick the dust up with a > dry paint brush and lightly dust the point where it is sticking. be careful > as it remains black where it touches so don't spread it around and KEEP WELL > AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. You may be able to see where the sticking is happening > by looking for a shiny area on the wood where it's catching. > That method fixed three sticking keys for me several years ago (and they > are still OK). > If neither method works, it may be a visit to the maker is ion order for > some more serious surgery (but it probably will work). > The slippy stuff is better to work with but the pencil is usually to hand. > If you do try something, do let us know if it worked. > > Colin Hill > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jeffery mayott <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 30, 2010 12:01 PM > *Subject:* RE: [HG-new] Key sticking issue > > i had the same promblem with mind cause mind was so new some keys i had to > remove the tangets and lightly sand and i mean a little i also got a > product called slipper stuff from neil brook and itworks really good just > painted on the keys > > > Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:45:14 -0800 > > Subject: [HG-new] Key sticking issue > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Greetings all, > > > > I took my symphonie out of the bag after some time and while trying to > > play I realized that a couple of the keys would stick in their pressed > > position and would not get released back. > > > > What might be causing that and how should I address it? I've already > > thought of possible wood expansion or simply lack of chalk, but I > > thought of asking the group before addressing it further, as my > > experience in maintenance is next to null. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Margarita > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found > at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
