[pianotech] (no subject)

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

Tom,
Of the posts I read, no one mentioned the jack. I have found if the jack flange it tight it will cause the symptom you are noticing, at least I have found that in many Wurlitzer's here in St. Louis that have set for many years and then all of a sudden find themselves put into use.

Ken Gerler
kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Sivak 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject)


        How about the front rail bushing?    


        Or is the key coming into contact with the keyslip and binding on that?  


        It's also possible that the weighting of the key is poor.  Wurlitzers often have short keysticks that are not weighted on the back enough.   You could try adding a lead weight to the top of the key to see if that solves the problem.  When all else fails, putting a lead weight on the top of the key near the capstan usually solves the problem.


        Tom Sivak

        --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote:


          From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
          Subject: [pianotech] (no subject)
          To: pianotech at ptg.org
          Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 11:30 PM


                I went to pitch raise/tune a new clients piano today.  The piano is a Wurlitzer Console.

                Almost the entire treble section was sluggish upon return of each key.  So I began my investigative process.  I held the key with one hand and moved the hammer with the other.  It returned just fine.  I then held the key and moved the backcheck, and it returned fine.  I thought maybe tight balance rail bushings.  So I eased a sample key, but it did not good.  I could not figure out what the problem was.

                Any help please?


                TODD PIANO WORKS 
                Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
                (979) 248-9578
                http://www.toddpianoworks.com 
       
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