Bouncing hammers.

Jon Page jonpage2001@mediaone.net
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:27:19 -0500


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At 11:27 AM 10/30/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all,May I indulge with y'alls expertise.
>I have a Mason & Hamlin concert grand here that in the bass, the hammers
>bounce quite a bit after the note is being struck and the hammer returns to
>the rest rail. In fact it bounces so much that on a staccato blow sometimes
>it can hit the string/s again. I have a pianist that pointed it out to me.
>I played around with the adjustable hammer rest rail. If the rail is close
>to the hammers, it seems like it is worse. The only deduction I can come up
>with is that the hammers are too heavy. But really they are not.
>BTW. The pinning is fine.
>How can I avoid this problem? Why is it doing it only in the bass?
>Thanks.
>Regards.
>Victor

Sluggish key return?  Ease the bushings and balance rail hole.
Excessive lead in the front?  What's the Touchweight?

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net
http://www.stanwoodpiano.com
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