[CAUT] Friday Puzzler

[David Ilvedson]

Are the rails are splitting?  The Brass outer layer is cracked...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 7/31/2009 2:30:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday Puzzler


>Please keep responding on this wip problem.  I'll be in here 
>tomorrow...I'm going home...very stressed out!  Not for this project, but 
>the fact that Keyboard Carriage won't unload the harpsichord in KY until 
>it's paid for and the finance lady, the director, and his admin 
>administrator aren't here until Tuesday!! They are the only ones with the 
>credit card!!! So.... It just has to sit there......so close and yet so 
>far!  This was supposed to be taken care of 2 weeks ago!!!  Arrrrgggggg! I 
>did my part to plan everything!  Next time...maybe it's worth just driving 
>the thing there or anywhere...myself!

>I'm done!


>pw




>From:
>Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
>To:
>caut at ptg.org
>Date:
>07/31/2009 04:15 PM
>Subject:
>Re: [CAUT] Friday Puzzler



>Nothing original except the action frame I think.  If they're original 
>wips, I'd be surprised!  I'll ask Richard West.  It's all too scary! They 
>might be indeed original....which really scares me that Steinway actually 
>let this thing out of the factory!  Maybe too much something on a Friday 
>afternoon at 4:20! Did they use a greenish color on the repetitions and 
>jack tops for the lubricant?  And why 6 lead weights in the bass 
>continuing slowly down to the top with only the top two having no leads?? 
>This action felt like a concert grand (in weight) putting it on my cart 
>this morning!  I couldn't believe how heavy it was! 

>Paul 




>From: 
>Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> 
>To: 
>caut at ptg.org 
>Date: 
>07/31/2009 03:48 PM 
>Subject: 
>Re: [CAUT] Friday Puzzler




>Are these original parts? 

>Has the action ever gotten wet? 

>Susan Kline

>No, the travelling was also great.  It's a back and forth issue with the 
>line...ie.  a straight line of the flanges on the rail are not even close 
>from top to bottom! 

>PW 


>From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> 
>To: caut at ptg.org 
>Date: 07/31/2009 01:26 PM 
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday Puzzler 




>Traveling issues?   Askew as in not centered under the hammer 
>shank/knuckle? 

>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, CA  94044

>----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Received: 7/31/2009 10:25:25 AM
>Subject: [CAUT] Friday Puzzler


>>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