Puzzeler from Seattle

[William R. Monroe]

Joe,

Capstans screwed down just enough to let the hammers rest on the wippens?
That'd give us an even hammer line, all right.

Regards,
William R. Monroe



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Alkana" <josephspiano@comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Puzzeler from Seattle


> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > 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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