[pianotech] Puzzler ala Wurly

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Sat Sep 12 12:04:56 MDT 2009


> What about the back rail cloth?  Could that have somehow been loose  
> or the flap of it folded under and raised the back end of the keys?  
> I don't know how it would've gotten that way, but it seems like it  
> would have the effect you witnessed...


Something I first suspected, but backrail cloth is about as fine as  
any 50 year old spinet could hope to be.

Terry Farrell

On Sep 12, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Rob McCall wrote:

> Okay, I'm looking at everyone's answers and they all sound good, but  
> you say that's not it.  I'm new to this game but I'll jump in and  
> give it a shot...
>
> What about the back rail cloth?  Could that have somehow been loose  
> or the flap of it folded under and raised the back end of the keys?  
> I don't know how it would've gotten that way, but it seems like it  
> would have the effect you witnessed...
>
> Rob McCall
> Murrieta, CA
>
> On Sep 11, 2009, at 15:31 , Terry Farrell wrote:
>
>> Well, yes, if you lowered the capstans, the hammer shanks would  
>> indeed fall back to the rest rail (if the capstans could be lowered  
>> that much). But I'm quite sure the capstans are at a reasonable  
>> height. Something else is the cause.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>> On Sep 11, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Amadeus Piano wrote:
>>
>>> Is the hammer butt resting on the jack?  (Because the hammer  
>>> shanks aren't
>>> resting on the rail as they should be--right)?  Capstan regulated/  
>>> shifted
>>> too high?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>
>



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