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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>catastrophic action failure</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ricb@pianostemmer.no href="mailto:ricb@pianostemmer.no">Richard
Brekne</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 15, 2007 3:41 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Steinway repetition
center pin height</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Chris<BR><BR>Excuse my ignorance... but what do you mean by
the term <<lock up issue>> ?<BR><BR>Cheers<BR>RicB<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>[CAUT] Steinway repetition center pin heightI suppose it
depends on whether you're happy with the blow distance and the relationship
to the rest cushion which should be very little space. I was thinking more
of the situation when you might want to raise the back foot to reduce lock
up issues. This would throw the hammer center toward the player and up a
slight bit. If one wanted to keep that center at the same place in the air
you would need to lower the front foot thereby pivoting the whole stack on
the hammer centerpin. <BR>However, it seems that by moving both up that you
have solved your problem(s) anyway. But notice that most of the factory
mountings have a higher back foot. This helps avoid lock-up issues. I hope
you have none.<BR> What happens to the capstan? I don't know why what
you did helped, were you trying to compensate for an off spec bore? Or is
your string height way off? Do you suspect or can you see that someone else
may have planed the mounting blocks too much? Do you have enough capstan
thread left? Will your capstans be aprox 1/2" at final regulation? Key
height fits in the box? I'm sorry to leave with just questions but gotta go
to KC. I may be able to establish email there but my experience with hotel
systems is that it is a crap shoot so no point in promising to continue, but
I would like to know how your final result works.<BR>Chris
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