[CAUT] Friday Puzzler

Keith Roberts keithspiano at gmail.com
Sat Aug 1 10:11:01 MDT 2009


Washers.

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu
> wrote:

> I think it is indeed the screw holes in the rail.  For fun, I just screwed
> in the screws with no wippen on these 3 samples I took off.  Well, what do
> you know...the screws are at different heights!
>
> Is there a way to remedy this, or am I stuck.  Is this a replaceable part?
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>   From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
>  To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org> Date: 07/31/2009 12:25 PM Subject: [CAUT]
> Friday Puzzler
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>
>
>
> Hi gang!
>
> I'm puzzled!  I'm now working on a 1966 Steinway M with a strange thing
> going on.  I looked and the wippens and they're all askew and not in any
> kind of even line on the brass rail. Some places, they're nearly 2mm off.  I
> tried to attach a picture, but it was too big. I'm still getting used to my
> new camera and iMac (having been a life-time PC guy).
>
> I checked the wips themselves, and they're all good.  I can't "see"
> anything off on the brass rail, but only took off 3 wips in a row to check
> the rail out.
>
> Have any of you ever come across this?  I've got a message out to our tech
> support guy about the picture, but perhaps you know what I'm describing.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Paul
>
>
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