<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5315B.C9AB2A30" rel=File-List> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="MARGIN: 3pt 3pt 0.75pt; tab-interval: .5in" vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV>Jim-</DIV> <DIV>You could pull the action, pick up a hand full of keys, steam them and put them back into the piano.</DIV> <DIV>This is a job for the Singer Lazer Steamer.</DIV> <DIV>Pull the keys, put a drop of water on the hole, spray the steam and put it on the frame.</DIV> <DIV>Ed S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=jim_busby@byu.edu href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">Jim Busby</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: 3/25/2005 6:57:58 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: [CAUT] Pulley keys.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Thanks Hans,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> These came to us “right out of the box” so it must have been some new guy at the factory. Guess I’ll have to buy a set of .125 (is that right?) pins and start sizing all the new pianos…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Hans E Sander Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 1:44 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: RE: [CAUT] Pulley keys. <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Hi Jim,<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> The holes were drilled consistent at the factory (believe me) but somebody later (maybe even in the factory) removed, pulled the keys the wrong way. I have seen this many times.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Hans Sander  >>> jim_busby@byu.edu 03/25/05 3:04 PM >>><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Hi Joe,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> No, the holes aren’t consistent. In fact, if you insert a “CF” tool you see that sometimes the hole is oblong from top to bottom and sometimes it is oblong side to side. I’m not sure what’s happening. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I know how to fix it, I’m just wondering why it is that way, and frankly, our church buys thousands of these and I’m in a position to influence them. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Jim<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:47 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pulley keys.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Hi,<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Any chance they forgot to chance drill sizes at the factory?<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> If all are the same oversize this seems like a posibility.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A> <A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A><o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> From: <A title=jim_busby@byu.edu href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">Jim Busby</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> To: <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:44 AM<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Pulley keys.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> List, (especially Don M.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We just bought 9 new UST7s and all the keys are pulley! Not a huge amount, but not acceptable. I wanted to size them but the pins are smaller than what I have on hand. (.125 ??)  However, just to let you know how big the holes were some of the Yamaha pins would fit (.137)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> My question is, has anyone else noticed this, and am I being too nitpicky. (since this is only a vertical for heaven’s sakes…) Does this amount of “pully-ness” really make that much of a difference in an upright used mainly for non majors?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby RPT<o:p></o:p> BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>