[pianotech] sluggish

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

I also have to concur with Gerald, Wim, & Keith. If I see any sluggishness at all, the action comes out and "all" centers get lubricated whether the seem to be OK or not (and key buttons).  AND when it is a customer/prospective customer, they are advised if I am servicing the piano for the first time to allow in their budget 2 1/2 times the normal tuning rate just for such situations.

Ken Gerler

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith McGavern 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 4:46 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] sluggish (was no subject)


Gerald Groot tunerboy3 at comcast.net Sat Jun 13 09:48:12 MDT 2009I agree with Wim in that I too, have never had to add weights to the backs
of any Wurlitzer as this has never been the problem with any of them that
I've worked on and I have worked on a lot of them in the last 35 years of
full time tuning.

  Gerald, Wim,


  I couldn't help but notice the reference to all these years of service and never once having to add weights to any Wurlitzer Console or Studio product to rectify sluggish return of the keys. This includes the Rudolph Wurlitzer line as well. I find this a remarkable testimony.


  I have about the same amount of time in the piano business as you guys, and I, like Ron Nossaman, have found examples of some of these Wurlitzer pianos to be quite contrary to your findings. During my time in this business I have serviced one hundred and fifty-six (156) Wurlitzer Consoles and forty-six (46) Wurlitzer Studios.


  There has definitely been more than one occasion where adding keyweights was necessary to insure the key returned to its home position. Perhaps you missed the amusing comment by Ron where he actually has scraped wood off the C8 with a knife to remedy poor key return. Been there with the scraping concept, but not with C8, Ron. Thanks for another method of madness btw.


  Keith
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