This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dean May said: "Just wrapping up working on a YC action that has = been in my shop about 4 weeks. After assembling it I notice a distinct click when the jacks reset. It appears some errant chemical vapor from the shop has = hardened the jack stop felt causing a slight noise on the reset. =20 I'm thinking perhaps a couple drops of water/alcohol/surfactant = solution might do the trick to soften the little round piece of felt. = Anybody have any input?" Dean, Just finished surveying/tuning/fiddling with a YC with the same = darned problem. Made in 1999 and it sounds like a tap dancer!!! Yikes! = It is the Jack Regulation Stop Felt. It is way too hard. I perused it = and all are the kind of felt that some use for understinging felt or key = end felt. Waaaayyy to darned hard. The only solution I can think of is = to replace with a much softer punching. Anyone else, have thoughts? BTW, = this is a Pramberger Series, that should be better, IMO. I wasn't = impressed. Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I =20 =20 Dean ,Joe,and the rest of the posse, I'm coming in a little late here ,but have noticed this symptom = on some asian grands. I agree with Joe, These little things are like rocks! I replace with a supply house punching of the closest thickness. (Wurzen coming to a neighborhood near you?) My suggestion esteemed colleagues is to remove the hammer rail = with the hammer assemblies still mounted ( first indexing it's position) = .. This allows each whippen to be raised high enough to expose the = jack regulating button-punching. A quick slice with an exacto, then glue the new punching back on = with the glue of your choice (I use tightbond ) drop it and move on to = the next. Rough in the jack position, reassemble and regulate the jack = to the knuckles. Advantage here is that the travel paper stays put and the job = can be done quickly. =20 Tom Driscoll RPT =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8a/9a/dc/0a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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