---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Ken, Try Envelope flap shims, experiment with width, either wetable or self=20= stick. Dan Gurnee On Monday, May 9, 2005, at 02:02 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote: > I encountered a new phenomenon the other day. =A0One of the piano=20 > faculty told me one note on his 1920=92s vintage Steinway wasn=92t=20 > working, so I went to check it out. =A0When I pulled the action, I saw=20= > that the offending hammer was sitting all the way down on the cushion.=20= > =A0After eliminating all the causes I could think of, I started=20 > adjusting the capstan. =A0The capstan was extremely loose =96 it took=20= > almost no force to turn it. =A0The threads were still intact, but it = was=20 > so loose that apparently the impact of playing caused the capstan to=20= > screw itself down into the key. =A0There were one or two other keys=20 > where the hammers had sagged almost as much, but were still=20 > functional. =A0A quick survey indicated that the whole keyboard = probably=20 > needs attention. > > Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? =A0I=92m thinking = of=20 > maybe West System epoxy or Webb Phillips=92 Wood Rebuilder, but then=20= > again, I do have a bottle of Garfields Pinblock Restorer around here=20= > somewhere. :-) =A0I don=92t know what the long term effects on future=20= > adjustments might be of any particular fix. =A0Just don=92t suggest CA=20= > glue. =A0The last time I used that stuff my sinuses were plugged solid=20= > for a week. > > Thanks, > Ken Z. > -- > Ken Zahringer, RPT > Piano Technician > University of Missouri School of Music > 297 Fine Arts Bldg > Columbia, MO 65211 > 573-882-1202 > cell 573-489-7529 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1589 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/c4/9e/f5/41/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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