I just received an old Ariette I picked up on EBay. It's in worse shape than I thought. I bought it for the pickup/pre-amp device, which is interesting. I will probably remove it and use it on another box down the road.
Anyway, the second button on top is sticky. I have removed the key board, and I'm not too sure what to do from here... Would WD40 sprayed inside improve the situation?
Any thoughts?
Maz

Maz
Is it the felt ,sticking to the face plate? Or is the
button arm sticking?
Little more info would help.
Elzie

It is the button arm. You press the button, and it doesn't swing back immediately.

PLEASE DO NOT spray anything inside the keyboard. You're dealing with wood NOT METAL. Wood will swell and expand when introduced to any type of moisture, making the problem worse.
Jude

Great point Jude!
Maz,since you have the keyboard off,check and make sure it's not your button touching the finger plate,
"the bottom of the button", they have a bad habit
of settleing down in time(wear on the wood)...
2 things to check,make sure there's no (lint,,or
trash between the arm and the fingerboard,and if
you are going to use any lube,,use powdered graphite,
little messy,so not too much and wipe it down,,
Hope this works.
Later Elzie

One thing I found about the Arriette. You must be very careful disassembing and assmbling it. The one I had a few years ago was made of pine, or something of the like, and the screws strip the wood VERY easily if you're not careful.

Jim

When tightening screws, apply just the tiniest drop of contact cement on the screw before screwing it into the wood. That way you get away with only tightening it until the head just barely touches the material, and there´s no danger of ripping the wood.
But use great restraint when applying the glue!!!!!