Old Steinway action help

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Fri, 09 May 1997 09:36:08 -0500 (CDT)


>...With the small blade of my pocket knife I unglued the felt from
>the back of the jack slot and pushed it forward. I selected a front rail
>punching of correct thickness and cut a square to fit the slot, put glue
>on both sides, and with small tweezers put it in place. Used the jack to
>push the felt firmly against the punching. Worked fine and eliminated
>the "wacking " noise...
>
>If some of you have other ways of handling this problem would appreciate
>hearing from you.
>
>Travis Gordy

Looks like you cam up with an excellent solution, Travis.  Congratulations!

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA






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