Chuck Welcome to the list.?We always treat our new members with respect. It's only after you've been with us for a while that we tell you what we really think. (Just kidding, of course). For the sluggish centers, try squirting a little Protek on each flange with the hammers still in the action. If that doesn't do it, then mark all the hammers that are sluggish, remove the action, and repin all the sluggish flanges. You might also want to check the wippen flanges, because often they can be sticking, too. It will cost the customer, but it is better to do the whole job right the first time, then trying to do a quick fix, only to have wind up going back to keep fixing sluggish hammers. ? PS.??If the customer doesn't want to pay to have the work done, walk away from the piano. This customer has neglected the piano, and needs to pay the consequences. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Mililani, Oahu, HI 808-349-2943 Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Raynor <diggeray at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:26 am Subject: [pianotech] Sluggish action on Wurlitzer Hi group,? I'm a new poster and quite new to this business, so be gentle. Went to tune a Wurlitzer console today and the owner mentioned a "few sticky keys". Well, at least half the hammers either returned slowly or didn't return at all when I pressed and then released the soft pedal. Took one hammer out and hit the flange with CLP and swung it back and forth until it was free.? What's the best course of action (no pun intended)? Repin? lubricate? Is there a quick method for freeing this beast up?? Thanks for you help.? Chuck R.? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081118/2769f793/attachment.html>
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