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Thanks so much for this excellent and informative review! It really sounds fantastic in your demo video. The Valente seems to be the only currently made mechanical electric piano that actually sounds close to a Wurlitzer in the lower register ("hollow honk" is a good descriptor).

So it appears any tuning adjustments would be similar to a Wurlie, adding/removing from a solder blob on the ends of the reeds?

Great write-up and congrats on your Valente. This thing has me doing some serious consideration.

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I finally pulled out a can of Caig Deoxit contact cleaner, and used a little on the metal pins on which the damper arm lift rail rotates, and at the top and the bottom of the spring assembly attached to the rod. 

It is perfectly silent now!  (I think the issue was those pins.) 

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Sorry to bump this old topic but I found this thread from a google search. I've got a 200A and have been experiencing a very similar static tick when using the sustain pedal. Mine seems to occur on pedal release, and it only happens randomly, not every time (maybe once every 5-10 pedal releases or so). I've eliminated the pedal as the culprit since the same thing happens when using either the original pedal or a brand new Vintage Vibe sustain pedal.

Alan, if you're still around, could you possibly clarify which "metal pins" on the damper rail lift arm you are talking about in the quote above? Do you mean the ends of the metal rods that run through the center length of each rail (both bass and treble sides). See the attached photo where the red arrow is pointing. Or do you mean some other metal pins inside the damper rod lift arm bracket?

Just looking for which ones so I can try some contact cleaner on the same spots and see if my issue also goes away.

Thanks.