Technical problems and their resolution

Unusual problem with a key

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Opening post by alepetre

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I bought a brand new Yamaha upright; as of today, it is just over a month old.

There is one key, a specific C# that sometimes, when I play with a mezzo-forte intensity or higher, the key sinks as if it had already been pressed, and the sound results in being pianissimo.

But the truly strange thing is that if I press the key individually and in every possible way, the key always responds perfectly...

The problem only occurs following a combination: right pedal + a few even random chords; after this combination, it frequently happens that if I press that C# with intensity, the key emits a very soft sound and the sensation on the finger is of a key whose escapement has not yet been reset.

Looking at the action from above, no strangeness or friction is noticeable. I thought it might be due to summer humidity, but the fact that it only happens on that specific key seems strange to me.

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Reply 2 by pianoexpert

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Probably the escapement lever does not return under the hammer cap and the key sounds hollow. The mechanical pins must be checked, particularly the defective one. Lubricants must not be used: only the efficiency of the pin/pins should be assessed

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