Do grands have hammer butt felt? Or even hammer butts? On 16 July 2011 19:11, Gregor _ <karlkaputt at hotmail.com> wrote: > Hammer butt felt too thin? > > Gregor > > ------------------------ > piano technician - tuner - dealer > Münster, Germany > www.weldert.de > > > ------------------------------ > From: del at fandrichpiano.com > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:09:28 -0700 > Subject: [pianotech] Weekend puzzler > > The piano is a 1928 Chickering Model M, Scale 141 (small concert size). The > problem is this: > > > > As the key is depressed slowly—*pianissimo*—for the first millimeter or so > the key and hammer move smoothly. Then something starts binding, it feels > like something in the action is dragging, holding the key and action back. > After forcing the key down another three or four millimeters action becomes > free and everything operates normally. On a medium to hard blow there is > good power and the problem is hardly noticeable but at *pianissimo* the > action will hardly play. > > > > What is the problem and what caused it? > > > > ddf > > > > Delwin D Fandrich > > Piano Design & Fabrication > > 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA > > Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525 > > del at fandrichpiano.com — ddfandrich at gmail.com > > > -- Bruce Browning The Piano Tuner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110716/6f7b982d/attachment.htm>
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