Puzzeler from Seattle

[Joseph Alkana]

William, Oh, so close. Doing that would, of course necessitate that the 
rebound rail be lowered out of the way, which would introduce a tremendous 
racket. But the problem action was handled a slightly different way. See the 
post replying to Jerry Cohen RPT. He nailed it.
Joseph Alkana RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech@a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Puzzeler from Seattle


> 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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