spinet hammer blow

[pianolover 88]

>.. how do you know for sure the felt squares that the
hammer rest rail are resting on are origional ?.<

I removed the felt squares from under the hammer rail to exazmine them; they 
certainly appear original. I have indeed encountered verts where the 
previous "tech" had "padded" or built-up the rail with felt (sometimes even 
with what appeared to be a snippet of muting felt!) in order to quickly 
eliminate lost motion..boy I HATE that!  L A Z Y !!! Anyway, since my post I 
have increased blow to within the recommended range as set forth in the 
actual Wurlitzer service manual for this specific piano, which is "1  5/8"- 
1  7/8". Much more power now!



Terry Peterson

----Original Message Follows----
From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: Re: spinet hammer blow
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 13:09:36 +0100

When you ask ,,,, "should I leave well enough alone..." then its good to 
know
something about the owner, what their needs are, what they can afford... 
etc.

That said, a question.. how do you know for sure the felt squares that the
hammer rest rail are resting on are origional ?.  They could be of course... 
but

pushing the hammer rail up this way is a classic quick trick for certain 
action
conditions that a tech for whatever reason doesnt have the time to address 
more
thoroughly.

However... if the piano is indeed otherwise just dandy to play on... then 
why
fix what isnt broke ?

RicB

pianolover 88 wrote:

 > Got a 1967 wurlitzer spinet. Virtually perfect, UNused condition. little 
or
 > no wear on action; which brings me to this point: Action in good 
regulation,
 > except the hammer blow distance is only 1 3/8"! Slightly less in the 
bass.
 > ONE HALF INCH closer to the strings than the usual
 > 1 7/8".  Hammer rail height has not been altered from factory. The action
 > works just fine the way it is, so should I leave well enough alone, or
 > REMOVE some felt from under the hammer rail? (Btw, the hammer rail is
 > resting firmly on the felt squares, which are original, and have not been
 > heightened, and the hammer stems are also resting on the rail, with
 > capstans (sticker wires) correctly adjusted.)
 >
 > Terry Peterson
 >
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UiB, Bergen, Norway
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