[pianotech] Hammer rest felt

Rob McCall rob at mccallpiano.com
Sat Jun 13 01:23:17 MDT 2009


Greetings,

I'm a brand new member of the PTG as of this month. I'm also fairly  
new in this industry. I do, however, have a strong desire to learn.

With that preamble in place, here's the problem I came across  
yesterday...

I tuned a 12 year old Yamaha GH1B for a nearby High School yesterday.  
It's been primarily used by the choir and drama departments. Due to  
limited extra time with the piano yesterday because of their  
graduation ceremonies I was unable to pull the action out and take a  
closer look, however, the photo below should show the problem.

It appears as if the hammer rest felt has been displaced to the sides  
by the hammer shank.  This occurs only in the bass section and it  
occurs off and on throughout the range from A0 to A#2.  The tenor  
section to the high treble looks fine.

Any input, ideas, or things I should look for as to the cause of this  
would be greatly appreciated.  I should be able to get back to this  
piano in about 2-3 weeks due to their scheduling.

Thanks,

Rob McCall
Murrieta, CA

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