Puzzeler from Seattle

[Joseph Alkana]

I've seen that on a piano that had new shanks and flanges, where the old 
shank had an old style brambach knuckle. Resultant geometry required someway 
to get let off, hence extra long button. But no cigar here. Try again.
Joseph Alkana RPT
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From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:13 PM
Subject: RE: Puzzeler from Seattle


> OK. So the balancier leather was making noise and someone glued on some 
> felt
> to quiet the knock.  While they were at it, they glued on a new letoff
> button.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@comcast.net
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> OK, here's a little mystery question for you regarding the weird feeling
> action of a Small Baldwin grand piano.
>
> I arrived today for a regulation job at customer's house. Took a quick 
> tour
> of the action with my fingers, and proclaimed the action a mess. Let off
> appeared to be about a half an inch from the strings, Drop was really low
> and keys were pretty much evenly low from factory spec, but just slightly,
> dip was a very fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught me off 
> guard
> for a few mystifying moments: The hammers were already adjusted to be a 1
> 3/4" to 1 7/8" and were pretty much in a good straight line.
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> Yikes! I thought. Where am I going to get enough whippen lift from??? OK,
> that was the quickie analysis. What was wrong with the action set up as it
> was? Original hammers, and not too worn, by the way.
>
> Joseph Alkana RPT
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