Thanks for helpful advice. I've only had to tune for so much that I find I forget the basic stuff. I think I'm probably not unusual, actually. I had a devil of a time rebushing a flange not long at, having not done one for more than a decade.......... les pmc033 at earthlink.net wrote: > Pressing the damper pedal while diagnosing friction problems is the > best way to find them. If the key stays down, that is an indication > of too much friction, or a hammer spring is broken/unhooked. See that > the key is moving freely. If the hammer returns to the rest rail > slowly, but the key and wippen move simultaneously, it's the hammer > flange. If the hammer returns quickly, with a little bounce, but > pressing the pedal makes it hang up, it's the wippen flange > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* > *To: *l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net > <mailto:l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net>;pianotech at ptg.org > <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* 03/01/2009 7:49:28 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] key problem > > The problem will most likely be a tight wippen flange. > > Wim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 5:36 pm > Subject: [pianotech] key problem > > I have to face a Falcone upright later this week on which a key > "occasionally sticks, but only when the damper pedal is pushed." > As I recall from years ago, there is an "obvious" answer to that > problem, but haven't faced such in more than a decade, so have > lost it....... Can someone solve my tiny problem? > thanks > les bartlett > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62>* > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090302/8f2e6a47/attachment.html>
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