If the front of a white key binds on the keyslip, remove the keyslip and insert shims made of paper or business card stock in the appropriate places so that the shims will hold the keyslip away from the front end of the keys. If the whippen stays up the trouble is in the action. If the whippen drops to its resting position properly the key is stuck. Hold the key down in the back with one hand, raise the whippen with the other hand and release the whippen. If the back-end of the key goes down and the front comes up, determine if the key or action is sticking. If the back end of the key will not go down, a foreign object, like a crayon has fallen under it. If both ends of the key go down at once the key is broken. Why Do My Keys Stay Down? Push down on he back end of the key, near the capstan. Anything which effects the position of these parts will cause a change in the tension and make the piano go out of tune. Why Does My Piano Go Out of Tune? Piano strings are under a great deal of tension, which is supported by the frame, plate, pinblock, tuning pins, bridges and soundboard.
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