Should I just set height by eyeball in relation to the keyslip height? I'll try this too! Thanks. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: ralph m martin <rmartin30@juno.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: bobbling hammers-1993 Kranich&Bach > Date: Monday, February 02, 1998 6:22 PM > > HI Lance > When I get one like this...I work backwards. Set key height and dip then > find a hammer strike distance that works. Try a couple of keys first. > I'll bet you get it. > > just a thought! > > Ralph Martin > > On Mon, 2 Feb 1998 16:48:31 -0600 "Lance Lafargue" > <lafargue@iAmerica.net> writes: > >Dear List, > >I GIVE UP! I've been trying to help a customer of mine who bought a > >cheap > >Kranich & Bach (made in Europe, 1993, sold by Baldwin) 42" upright. > >This > >piano had double striking or bobbling hammers when I first saw it. To > >be > >brief and to the point; I added let-off distance and dip, still some > >bobbling on soft blows, added more, still bobbling at times, then I > >added > >key height/dip, adjusted checking, and unless you are VERY deliberate > >and > >get to the very end of each key stroke, IT STILL DOES IT occasionally. > >Maker won't help, they said (basically) that's what you get for buying > >a > >cheap piano. Now, the piano is no fun to play and you still get the > >occasional bobble if you're not careful. > > > >I have come across this problem hundreds of times over the years and > >have > >always been able to regulate it out, but I can't seem to get this one > >to > >stop without regulating it out of the comfort zone. I remember some > >Samicks and Yamahas in the low tenor had this problem due to the angle > >of > >the surface on the butt where the jack contacts. Any ideas? Thanks > >very > >much! > >Lance Lafargue, RPT > >New Orleans Chapter > >Covington, LA. > >lafargue@iamerica.net > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >
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