[pianotech] Today's Puzzle

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

Tom,
I had that problem with a "same age" Baldwin Acrosonic, only it was in the middle register with just a couple of spoons.

Ken Gerler
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Gorley 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:30 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Today's Puzzle


  Were they sluggish with the damper pedal pressed?  Early 1970's Kimballs had spoons with a rough green substance that wore grooves into the damper lever felt.  The spoons got caught up in the grooves they made.  ---Tom Gorley





  On Mar 21, 2011, at 8:48 PM, Dave Swartz wrote:


    My guess it was a Darth Vader figurine...using the force, wedged under the keys. LOL....Ok, I'm thinking this through in my mind's eye :)

    Dave Swartz




    On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:09 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote:

      Foreign object of some kind? But that's pretty common. I've pulled all kinds of stuff out that was causing sluggishness. Pencils, playing cards, etc.


      I'm assuming they were all sluggish from the same cause, right?


      Missing any key punchings? Probably also way too common.


      -- 

      John Formsma, RPT

      Blue Mountain, MS




      On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:44 PM, <PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com> wrote:

        Balance rail pins too far to the rear, button binding on keystroke.

        P

        In a message dated 3/21/2011 9:42:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, adarpub at midrivers.com writes:
          It's 34 years since I began servicing pianos, and today I saw yet another first.  Let's see if you can guess what it was.  The last six or seven bass keys were sluggish on an Acrosonic spinet.  The keys were not tight on the balance or front rails, the action was totally free, and the key slip was not butting up against the keys.  Why were the keys sluggish?

          Arlie Rauch

          Glendive, MT=








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