Loss of Volume

[Rory Fader]

>Dear Arlie, you said
>I took on the job of replacing the plastic parts:  complete wippen
>assemblies, hammer butt flanges, and damper levers with flanges.  I fully
>regulated the action throughout.  All went s
>done, A-61 produced very little v though it had
>no resistance.
>
>	Well,It's quite late and I haven't given this much thought ............
>However, I suspect your problem is not in the wippen assembly but rather
the key
>
> itself.  It sounds to me like a key that is half broken at the
>balance hole.  AIt is still strong enough to look ok but when depressed
>bends under the weight of the wippen/hammer assembly.  It does play this
>way,lding the key down behind the balance rail
>hole and then press on the fromt of the key.  Does it bend?  CA glue can
>be a nice qublem.  Or regular glue with a longer
>drying time.  Good luck and let us know what you find.
>Ed Hilbert,  RPT
>
>Hi, again, Arlie.  I missed the above point and it's a good one.  In my
experience, the harder you play the offending key, the quieter the sound ans
a gentle pressing of the key elicits a "normal" volume.  Check for the
broken key.  The little grey cells feel a lot more comfortable with this
correction.
: )  Rory Fader, RPT