the G key.. whats wrong?

[eliove]

Hello everyone!  I am new to the forum!  You all seem really nice!

Anyway I just recently bought a new piano, and the G above middle C is "acting up"!  I mean, it is delayed and gets kind of stuck when I play it!

This is my first real piano.  (I previously owned a digital), and I don't know what exactly the problem could be!  I am very sad and worried!

Thanks for the help guys!

[Tash]

oh my old piano used to do that generally when it was more humid. so maybe humidity's the problem and if so then it may eventually just go away by itself. but it's freakin annoying.
i can't remember what i did otherwise to solve the problem. maybe get a tuner, or at least talk to one about it? i dunno i'm not very educated in that sort of area...
oh and btw welcome to the forum!!

[xvimbi]

Anyway I just recently bought a new piano, and the G above middle C is "acting up"!  I mean, it is delayed and gets kind of stuck when I play it!

New pianos need to "settle down" and be "broken in", but since it's new, I would contact the vendor and have them look at it rather than spend money on a tuner. Pianos do have warranties.

[eliove]

thanks guys!  yeah I will call the store today.  
Thanks for the help

[Motrax]

I had a very similar problem with my piano, though with a different key. Humidity probably is the problem - it can get to 80-90% humidity around here, which makes keys and hammers very uncooperative.

Good luck!

[alextryan]

It's almost irresistible to recommend opening it up, pulling out the action, and fiddling with it 'till it works right. 

On the one hand, there are a lot of little pieces that can break.  On the other, if you have the patience and savvy to avoid that, you'll learn a ton and feel like a genius if you can fiddle with a screw or nudge a little wire and have the thing work better. 

Hopefully you got someone else to look at it before you take my cavalier advice!

-alex

[donjuan]

Hi Eliove!
I had a similar problem, but with the C key.  I was playing and all of a sudden, it sunk and the action stuck every now and then.  I phoned up my technician and he said to take a table knife and move it in between the troublesome key and the adjacent ones to make sure nothing fell inbetween or something.  well, that wasnt the problem.  He came over, took a look at the action and found a spring had popped out of place - shotty factory workmanship.  He put it back in the slot and the key was back working fine.

I hope your problem is as easy to fix as mine was.
donjuan

[jr11]

Sometimes the board in front of the keys warps inward, which causes the key to rub up against it and stick. Try pulling out a little on that board and see if the key rises and falls easier. I know an easy fix for this, but it involves removing some screws, and I don't recommend you do that if not that piano savvy.

If it's a new piano from a reputable shop, they should be most happy to fix the problem for you, with a smile.

[Spatula]

I have that but with a low D key.  Yeah it usually happens when I use the damper pedal.

[JimM]

My new Mason and Hamlin does that occasionally.  The technician says it's common on new pianos.  One cause you can easily fix is that the guide pin under each key has too much friction in its felt bearing.  To fix it, push the key down several times while pushing it to one side.  Then do the other side.  This compresses the felt a little.  It is somewhat humidity sensitive.  Over time the felts will loosen up and the problems should go away.

[pic]

that happened to me the day when i spilled coffee over my piano 

[pianopick]

Most often with ALL pianos, the keys will sometimes stick.  The comments on Humidity are the most correct.
1) First, do NOT EVER place your piano close to doors to the outside.
2) Also keep away from vents in your studio or home. if you don't have a choice, Close the vents
3) Mostly with humidity being of low levels I would suggest a contraption called a "Dampp Chaser" this will humidifiy your piano.
4) Sometimes damppchasers come as humidifiers and/or dehumidifiers, so if you live in a humid area, I would suggest to get a Dampp Chaser that is a dehumidifier.
DO NOT EVER USE HUMIDIFIER IN HIGH HUMIDITY
NEVER USE DEHUMIDIFIER IN LOW HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS...

THIS could have SERIOUS, Expensive, and sometimes even IRREPARABLE Consequences.  Always buy from a Professional, and READ ALL DIRECTIONS OF USE AND OWNERS MANUAL

[Ludwig Van Rachabji]

Most often with ALL pianos, the keys will sometimes stick.  The comments on Humidity are the most correct.
1) First, do NOT EVER place your piano close to doors to the outside.
2) Also keep away from vents in your studio or home. if you don't have a choice, Close the vents
3) Mostly with humidity being of low levels I would suggest a contraption called a "Dampp Chaser" this will humidifiy your piano.
4) Sometimes damppchasers come as humidifiers and/or dehumidifiers, so if you live in a humid area, I would suggest to get a Dampp Chaser that is a dehumidifier.
DO NOT EVER USE HUMIDIFIER IN HIGH HUMIDITY
NEVER USE DEHUMIDIFIER IN LOW HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS...

THIS could have SERIOUS, Expensive, and sometimes even IRREPARABLE Consequences.  Always buy from a Professional, and READ ALL DIRECTIONS OF USE AND OWNERS MANUAL

Christ, try scaring the poor person to death why don't you???