Slow Hammer Return

[Farrell]

If you are sure it is the hammer butt/flange action centers that are slow, on a piano like this, I recommend removing action and soak action centers with about a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water. Let dry overnight - do not blow dry with heat. 90% of the time this will free up all the action centers.

Lots about this in the archives.

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michelle Smith 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 2:29 PM
  Subject: Slow Hammer Return


  Hi all.  Customer has a 1960s Everett Inverted Direct Blow with slow hammer return on almost all of the hammers.  (After soft pedal release, they all return at various speeds.  A few stick and never get back to the rest rail.)  Is the best plan of action to ream every bushing or to try to shrink them with Protek or some other solution?

   

  Michelle Smith

  Bastrop, Texas

   
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