Wurlitzer G411

[Farrell]

Okay, sorry. For whatever reason I pictured in my mind the keyslip rubbing on the key fronts. I thought you were using the wrong term to describe things. Hey, it was late at night........  I see now it was I that couldn't see the obvious.

Please ignore whatever I said. Even if it seemed like a good idea - I have to admit I really don't have any good experience with your situation. Sorry 'bout that Chief!

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  The problem with this piano is that when playing it, I can feel with my left hand in the bass the impact of my right hand playing in the tenor and treble areas.  This is what led me to find that the front rail of the keyframe was not resting solidly on the keybed. The space decreases from the middle of the keyframe to the cheek blocks on each end.

  The real problem is what to do about that space.  Your suggestion of adding material between the keyfame and keybed is good, as I temporarily put cardboard punchings in those spaces to see if it would help, and it did.  But, it didn't eliminate  the feeling of the impact of playing keys 100%.

  Wesley Hardman
    ----- Original Message ----- 

    You suggest there is a problem. What is the problem? I presume the front rail of the keyframe is the keyslip. And further I presume the keybed is the front of the keys. 0.090 inches is about 1/8-inch, seems like enough to me. You say the space decreases from the middle to the ends, well, how much? If it is 0.001" - what's the problem, if it is 0.05, then sure, we have something to adjust.

    If so, I don't think you want to remove material from the keyframe - that won't do anything for you - but rather add material between the keyframe and the keyslip.

    Terry Farrell
      ----- Original Message ----- 

      A customer of mine has a Wurlitzer G411 in which there is approximately .090 inch of clearance in the middle between the front rail of the keyframe and the keybed.  The space decreases from the middle to each of the ends of the keyframe.

      What is the best way to solve this problem without sanding an enormous amount of wood from each end of the keyframe?

      Wesley Hardman, RPT
      Scottsboro, Alabama
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