trying to fix my piano

[b0mbtrack]

One of my notes doesn't make any noise when i hit the key, this has been doing this for a very long time.  I took the front of the piano off to take a look and saw that that key's hammer isn't moving far enough towards the string.  I looked further and saw that the thing that pushes the hammer is sticking out from underneath the hammer.  (I don't know what this thing is called but if i was talking about a real hammer the thing would hit be pushing up on the bottom of the handle).  I pushed that thing back underneath the hammer and it worked for about 5 hits of the key than came back out.  The only adjustment i see is a little hook screw thing when you screw it in it might tighten up on some spring but i don't know if this will help the problem. If it helps i have an upright piano.

[alzado]

I wish I could help you, but I don't know enough.

But these sorts of things are not an amateur job.

Get a technician over.  Call several to get an idea of the price they will charge.

I know these repairs are expensive, but if you scarcely know what you are doing, you may screw things up worse.

A technician repair visit in my small midwest city would cost about $75.  In a place like New York City, heaven only knows.  Maybe a small fortune.

[b0mbtrack]

haha, yeah your right about that.  i guess it would be safer to call someone before i end up making a big mess with it thanks