Paul, It is probably something simple as already mentioned. Here's another idea: check to make sure the edge of the whippen felt is not rubbing the rail slightly--or possibly something like a splinter in the mortise around the key bushing (may need to remove key again off and look with a magnifying glass?) Don't give up you will figure it out! Kevin Fortenberry -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of caut-request at ptg.org Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:00 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: CAUT Digest, Vol 20, Issue 75 Send CAUT mailing list submissions to caut at ptg.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/caut or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to caut-request at ptg.org You can reach the person managing the list at caut-owner at ptg.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CAUT digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Friday puzzler (Susan Kline) 2. Re: Friday puzzler (PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com) 3. Re: Friday puzzler (Roger Jolly) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:33:56 -0700 From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20100625203238.038f2b38 at peak.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >Front key pin catching on back or front end of mortise? That sounds very logical. Definitely worth checking. Back end, if it got worse from a deeper keydip, would be my guess. Susan ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:57:06 EDT From: PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler Message-ID: <4348d.5d7fcaa5.3956e2a2 at aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Some bit of something on the whippen rail under the whippen? Traveling paper, e.g.? Paul In a message dated 6/25/2010 6:46:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, imatunr at srvinet.com writes: Is Jack getting mushed against the felt in the window Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT _imatunr at srvinet.com_ (mailto:imatunr at srvinet.com) _www.mothergoosetools.com_ (http://www.mothergoosetools.com/) ----- Original Message ----- From: _Susan Kline_ (mailto:skline at peak.org) To: _caut at ptg.org_ (mailto:caut at ptg.org) Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler Thats the thing, David! Nothing on the neighborhood is affecting it! Perplexing! It checks with normal let-off and drop, but then won't fall back into place. Springs are not real strong, but firm. Is the key also hanging down when the hammer won't fall back? Does the tail have good clearance with the back check on the way back up, when you press down on the hammer while working the key? When you do this, does the jack cheat? Have you tried adjusting the lever height, and winking the jack? Is the jack burying in the cushion when the key bottoms? Possibly the longer travel of the sharp (from starting higher) could do that. Have you checked visually that the jack isn't hanging on the front of the knuckle when the hammer hangs? If the jack is burying in the cushion you could try pulling off a little of the cushion and see if that fixes it. Have you tried shortening the key dip a little bit? Susan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100626/daa97dd8/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:30:52 -0600 From: Roger Jolly <roger.j at sasktel.net> To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Friday puzzler Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20100626082242.00c5d5b0 at mail.sasktel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Hi Paul, Check the sustenuto tab with respect to the sustenuto bar to make sure you have clearance. Operate the sustenuto pedal a few times to see if the damper head blinks. Make sure you clean all rep spring grub slots, and polish spring tips for a big improvement in touch. This vintage used tallow for lubrication and has long since gone hard, Have fun. Roger At 02:44 PM 6/25/2010, you wrote: >Hi Cauter's. > >I always have a new one for you. > >I'm regulating (bench style, right now) a '32 Steinway L that I rebuilt 3 >years ago with new hammers/shanks/flanges, but old wips. All went fine >until I took off the stack to raise the sharp height a bit throughout, I >figured that quicker and easier. Everything worked before I took off the >stack. > > >Anyway, now the A-3 is hanging up on return. It worked before. I checked >the action centers, repinned the wip flange as it was pretty tight, but >nothing happened. Put everything back. All works, except this one. I >checked the hammer "swing test"; all good with 7 swings. all other >action centers good. The key is free and easy, polished the capstan, lubed >the wip cushion, brushed and tefloned the knuckle...you know, all the >right stuff. It's still hanging up on return. What's up with that? Just >the one key. No neighboring keys are interfering. I checked out replacing >the wip with a new one, and still the same thing! I switched a neighbor >hammer, but still the same thing. I can't see anything hanging up. I need >to have this action ready and back in action Monday morning. > >What's going on? > >Thanks for the input as always. >Paul > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100626/5603216e/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CAUT mailing list CAUT at ptg.org http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/caut End of CAUT Digest, Vol 20, Issue 75 ************************************
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