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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m headed back to the piano =
to
check more carefully.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
backchecks aren’t doing it. <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>On
after touch; I tried raising the glide bolts to see if that affected it, =
but no.
Thanks, I’ll post later today.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Lance Lafargue</span></font></st1:PersonName><font =
color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>LAFARGUE =
PIANOS</span></font><font
color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span =
style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>New Orleans</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font =
color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> Chapter, =
PTG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>985.72P.IANO<o:p><=
/o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span
=
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>=
llafargue@charter.net</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=navy><span =
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of </span></b>llafargue<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> =
</span></font><st1:date
Month="7" Day="27" Year="2004"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, July 27, =
2004</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="21" Minute="23"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>9:23 PM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Yamaha C3 =
regulation</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>List,<o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have a customer with a Yamaha =
C3
that’s 4 years old.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><u>It is
like new</u>, very slight knuckle/hammer wear, but really good =
shape.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have regulated it and =
everything seems
great except that the let-off bump feel seems excessive and I =
can’t
figure out why, on this C3.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>I have
lubed everything, knuckles with Teflon, McLube to all key pins, =
whippen/jack
tops, etc, but <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span =
style='font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>when the jack lets off, you really =
feel it</span></i>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Also, when playing pianissimo, =
at the
point of let-off, there is a definite wall that you hit and it actually
prevents some notes from releasing.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><u>I am wondering what aspects of regulation affect =
this.</u><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Or is there something else I am
missing?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Let-off is about
1/8” to 1/16” graduated, drop a little more than that, =
checking is
close; rep springs are not too strong.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Knuckle and jack top shape seem normal.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Thanks.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Lance Lafargue, =
RPT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>LAFARGUE =
PIANOS</span></font><font
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand =
ITC";mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>New
Orleans</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><span =
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>
Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>985.72P.IANO<o:p></o:p></span=
></font></p>
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size=2
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>llafargue@c=
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