lost motion topic

Roger Jolly baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca
Thu, 04 Nov 1999 21:26:05 -0600


Hi Jay,
           It only takes about 10min to shim a front rail to rough in the
dip after you have done it a few times, so take out the lost motion and do
a crude dip by shimming the rail.
As long as the total time is under 2hrs no charge, and be a hero.
Regards Roger

>Two questions:
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>1.  Which do you prefer on a 30+ year-old piano that has never been 
>regulated - excessive lost motion or incorrect keydip (assuming the customer 
>will not pay for anything but a tuning AND I don't want any WISEGUYS here.)
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>2.  What are your thoughts when you come across this type of situaton?  I'm 
>guessing that many of you would ignore it.  Maybe some of you encounter the 
>same thing?  Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
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>Jay Mercier
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