Schumann spinet

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Keith,
Part of the problem may be the lube (whatever was used) has dried out
leaving  a sticking substance. An approach that has been successful for me
in this situation is to steam the cushions first to raise the divots and
then ironing them dry. Then use sandpaper to level them some more, followed
by washing the cushion with Goose Juice and then painting teflon powder on
with an artists brush.
The Goose juice does two things .
It removes the stickie substance a little and second it captures the teflon
so that it works deep into the cushion and stays.

Moving the action brackets would result in dealing with too many other
issues for me<G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Schumann spinet


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> > Move the action brackets? .. in a spinet? .. are you sure?
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> I find my first instinct works the best most of the time. People walk away
> shaking their head at how "lucky" I am.
> Of course I triple check what I think the outcome will be and the course
of
> action to get there.
>  I didn't say move, I said tweak the action brackets. I'll have to look at
> the type of metal they are and how they are mounted. Maybe they are
already
> bent. The change in the relationship of the capstan to the whip center
would
> improve the leverage. The leverage increases through the key stroke anyway
> as the capstan slides on the whippen pad a couple of mm towards the pin.
> Plenty of room for more key dip and the capstans will be centered on the
> pads better. Thinking back on the picture, I think someone already
replaced
> the capstans and pads. They also used what looks like VJ lube or some
> graphite product on them.
> The action comes out as easy as any upright, so replacing the pads should
> only be a couple of hours  but then as the pad compresses the same
situation
> will occur and then the lube comes out etc.  Moving the bracket slightly
> after the compaction might be the best solution. At least I'll get a few
> more miles out of it.
> This is one of those great grandmother heirlooms. It is a cute little
thing
> with the fancy legs. Not my problem, the money is there.
> Thanks
> Keith R
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> > -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> > tito@philbondi.com
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