In a message dated 98-04-19 15:54:04 EDT, you write: << Many of the hammers were forward as though the jacks were hung up. The sharps were less severe than the others. The jacks did seem to be hung up, so I tapped them back into place (as I have often had to do when placing the action back into an old upright). Fine, except that as soon as those keys were played again, they returned to this position in which the hammer did not return completely to the hammer rest rail and the dampers did not damp. >> Arlie, Check to see if the flange rail is split between the wippen flanges and the butt flanges. This can allow the wippens to drop thereby dropping the jacks far enough below the hammer butts to hang. It also shifts the damper flanges out of position which allows them all to ring. The situation usually appears when you depress the damper pedal which shifts everything. Take a look and see if this is the problem. Allan Allan L. Gilreath, RPT Girleath Piano & Organ Co Calhoun, GA USA Gilreath@aol.com
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