I come from a family of strange people. I've taught them the finer details of the art and have taken up an equally strange occupation. I got a snicker out of my brother's letter to me. Since only piano technicians would appreciate this humor to it's full extent, here's hoping it cheers up your day. clip Larry, My piano keyboard is still in pretty good shape considering that it is 21 years old this May. I would like to pick your brain on something that's hard to describe.. When any key is pressed, there might be some downward motion of the key before the hammer is engaged. If I remember right on an upright there is a jack thingie that gooses the backside of a hammer making it jump with embarassment toward the strings where it gets whacked in the face and then gets rudely pulled back in line by the strap. When it gets goosed, that's when it gets engaged. Such is the life of a hammer (and maybe young folks too). That part where the key is moving down, but the jack thingie still hasn't goosed the hammer... is that called lost motion? unclip In case any of you want to respond in kind, nail a note on my mail box. He needs to know of the kind of people I hang with. Regards. Lar Larry Fisher RPT, Metro Portland, Oregon's Factory Preferred Installer for MSR/PianoDisc Products phone 360-256-2999 or email larryf@pacifier.com .......and the piano's keyboard smiled at me and said, "I dare you to tune me!"
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