jack be nimble?!

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Steve:

Sometimes you will find this situation if a previous technician has reglued
a jack flange into the wippen mortice without seating it properly. 
Otherwise, I would just run the capstan down until you have some lost 
motion, and then run it up until the jack will gently slip under the butt
when the jack is tripped at rest position.

Jim coleman, Sr.

On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Steve TH Slater wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
>    I just reinstalled the action in a Heller & Co. spinet, I'm guessing
> at least 40-50 yrs old, after treating/replacing the center pins.  BTW,
> thanks to those who commented on the sticky center pin question last
> week.  I hadn't heard of that way of treating (with the alcohol/water
> solution) the cpins before, it saved alot of time.  (Also, thanks Ric for
> the Dripolator plans, works great, even though I already had the wippens
> and hammers out). {{:-}
> 
>    Next problem:  Everything lines up and works great except for one jack
> in the high treble that holds the hammer approx. 1/2" off of the hammer
> rail.  The wippen is level with its neighbors and I don't see any sign of
> other misalignment problems.  Without removing the action (I'm really
> hoping to avoid that chore again) it almost looks as though that jack is
> a bit taller than the others, but I figure I must be missing something
> else (probably obvious, hopefully simple).  Any suggestions?
> 
> Steve T. H. Slater
> Slater Piano Care
> Glendora, CA
> 
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