Today's Puzzler

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Weak repetition spring?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Phil Bondi <tito@philbondi.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 4:30 PM
Subject: Today's Puzzler


> I'm guessing this puzzler is aimed more at the people who haven't been doing
> this for a long time...people like myself..here goes:
> 
> The piano in question has history of tight jack flanges..when the call came
> in, the caller wanted me to change all of them..I convinced him to let me
> take a look at the problem first.
> 
> Sure enough, the one symptom of a tight jack flange(hammer buried in the
> hammer line..key doesn't work) was exactly what the caller was
> seeing...but..
> 
> it wasn't a tight jack flange...what was it?
> 
> First correct answer receives a slightly used white felt mute...! .. no,
> that's not a hint.
> 
> -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> tito@philbondi.com
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