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[Ted Simmons]

Hi David,
   Been there many times.  Your piano needs to have the action brackets
replaced.  The brackets presently installed have expanded and grown to
where regulation is either impossible or temporary.  I've done many of
these replacements. Even if the spread dimension measures OK, the brackets
still need to be replaced, and this is usually a warranty condition.  Call
Samick.

Ted Simmons

>I was called to work on a Wurlitzer grand by Samick G-411 the other day and I
>immediately recognized the piano as one I had worked on 3 years before.  The
>customer has had various tuners work on it over the years.  Three years ago
>all 88 of the hammers were blocking against the strings.  I set the let off on
>all 88 just to get it tunable and so the tolerances weren't that close.  When
>I came back to the piano a couple days ago all 88 hammers were blocking again
>against the strings.  All the action parts seemed tight including the let off
>rails.  The glide bolts seemed tight so I don't think they raised up.  The let
>off pads didn't seem excessively fluffy so I don't think they settled that
>much.   The action barely fits under the pinblock.  The hammers get pressed
>tightly against the repetitions when you slide the action in.  Does anyone
>have any ideas as to what might be causing this condition?  Thanks.
>
>David Porter R.P.T.
>St. Louis, MO