On Sat, 4 May 1996 scott.e.johnson@24stex.com wrote:
>
> My Wittner metronome has recently developed a decidedly uneven gallop. It no
> longer clicks out the reassuring even beat that it always has before. I have
> ordered metronomes for clients before. So over and above fixing my own I
> would like to know how to fix this problem in case one of my clients
> encounters a similar annoyance with one I've sold to them. The gear mechanism
> looks simple enough but I don't see what could have gone wrong to cause the
> uneven beat. Can anyone help?
> Thanks,
> Scott Johnson RPT
> scott.e.johnson@24stex.com
>
> P.S. Did the post I sent about needing a S&S upright action for piano #85545
> get to anybody? Also did the post about the price and reliability of the
> model 6000 Baldwin upright get to anyone? I just wonder if I'm sending
> replies in the correct manner for them to be received. I'm new to this
> and I am sorry to have to ask. Please forgive me. I ask for your patience.
>
>
;->Watch it Scott! A metronome is not a piano!<-:
A mechanical metronome has an escapement like a pendulum clock...the
length of the pendulum is increased or decreased by moving the slide, thus
varying the speed.
If the escapement catch has been bent (possibly by forcing the pendulum
to one side) the tick will not equal the tock! Evening (not night) up
the catch with needle-nose pliers should take care of the problem. Of
course you know the damned thing has to be level to work correctly.
Hope this helps!
Gordy
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