[CAUT] Friday puzzler: Won't play on hard blow

[johnparham at piano88.com]

Are there issues with the angle at which the capstan pushes against the
wippen cushion?

-John Parham

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> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler: Won't play on hard blow
> From: reggaepass at aol.com
> Date: Fri, October 29, 2010 3:27 pm
> To: caut at ptg.org
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> Jim,
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> This has been the other usual suspect (besides a cheating jack) when I have encountered this symptom previously, but no, that's not it either.
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> Alan E.
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> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> To: caut <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 8:21 am
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler: Won't play on hard blow
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> Backcheck? (Checking too close so it grabs on hard blow)
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> Jim
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> From:caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of reggaepass at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 1:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler: Won't play on hard blow
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> Dan, 
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> This was Terry Farrell's initial guess over on pianotech, and oneof the two most common causes of this problem, in my experience.  But, inthis case, that's not it.
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> Alan E.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Gurnee <dgurnee at humboldt1.com>
> To: caut <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 8:00 am
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler: Won't play on hard blow
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> Alan, 
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> You may find that the jack is cheating and if so turn it back insmall increments until it plays on the hardest blow.
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> Dan Gurnee
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> On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:19 AM, reggaepass at aol.comwrote:
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> List, 
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> Theproblem: There were a couple of notes that, when played really hard, would notspeak at all (no repeated playing of the note involved).  Other than that,these notes work just fine.  This was something I had never seen before,so it took a few seconds longer than usual to figure out what was goingwrong.  Any ideas about what it was?
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> Havea great weekend,
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> AlanEder