Heintzman 186 Conservatory Grand Problem

[Glenn Vallespir]

Ed,

I sent a reply to Roger's comments which add some more details. I'll look at
your suggestion, but I feel that the issue is the stretcher since I was able
to slide the action cleanly and easily forward until the screws impacted the
stretch board.

I'm certainly not ruling out any possibility until I visit the piano again.

Thanks for you help.
Regards,
Glenn V.

-----Original Message-----
From: A440A at aol.com [mailto:A440A at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 12:57 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Heintzman 186 Conservatory Grand Problem


<<  I advised the customer to allow the action to rest for a while, and
perhaps the key frame will relax. I told her to call me when the notes start
double striking.
Did I miss anything? >>

 Greetings,    
       Is it possible that the plate screws through the webbing have
loosened 
with age and allowed the pinblock to flex downward in response to string 
tension levering it through the pins?  



Ed Foote RPT 
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