Midnight Puzzler

[David Ilvedson]

I have to disagree with the "foul committee".  The fallboard was
mis-aligned.  It was mis-aligned by tipping too far back towards the
stretcher.  A mis-aligned fallboard is:
#1 Not attached at its pivot points or dis-connected causing one side or
both to be touching the keys.
#2 Too low or high in relation to the keys, i.e. touching keys or touching
stretcher.
#3 Not in a vertical position above keys, i.e. falling forward onto the
fingers or too far back causing the keys to sticking and possibly clicking
noises, a relatively simple.

The fallboard is not a 2 dimensional item.  It has 3 dimensions or more?
Mis-alignment has to be considered for all dimensions.

I concur with Mr. Lillico.

David Ilvedson

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of JIMRPT@AOL.COM
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:04 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Re: Midnight Puzzler



In a message dated 5/24/2000 10:28:41 PM, John L. wrote:

<<"James,
I claim "foul"!">>

Dear Sir;
 As we take all claims of "foul" seriously the foul committee has reviewed
your claim. Upon diligent and due deliberation the following facts are
transparently clear.

 1. No one said that you were wrong... the terminology used was "not
correct".
This is supported by the fact that the fallboard was in fact properly
"aligned",i.e.; was absolutely unimpeded through its full range of movement,
sat the proper distance above the keytops and touched nothing it was not
designed to touch.

Note the foul committee had no little difficulty deciphering the following:
<<"Regardless of and in which ever way, this_was a "fallboard misalignment.
Worm or missing rubber doo-hickeys are every bit as important as misplaced
hinges.">>
2."Alingment" will not be addressed, see response line #1.
2.a. The Committee is frightfully unknowledgable on the matter of "rubber
doo-hickeys for Worms" further explanation is requested. As for "missing
rubber Worm doo-hickeys...it is the committees firm resolution that one
should be careful of what one does with ones' Worms' doo-hickey with or
without the rubber portion.
2.b. The committee is understandably perplexed with this allusion to
"misplaced hinges" and while it would be deplorable were the comment to have
been made regarding the sanity of said committee, the committee can not
bring
itself to accuse you of saying committee are unhinged.

<<"Question! What was it?">>
3. It is the committees decision that since this was the original question
in
question, questioning the question is questionable at best.

<<"Answer! Faulty rubber buttons causing fallboard misalignment !!!!!">>
4. The thingamabobs only struck the whatchamacallit when the whatchamacallit
was in the fully not-closed, sic open, position. Since it was the movement
of
the thingamabobs and not of the whatchamacallit that caused the problem it
is
the unanimous contention of committee that the thingamabobs were out of
alingment and not the whatchamacallit...."rubber Worm do-hickeys"
notwithstanding.

<<"Now.... about that free registration!">>
5. This calls for very diplomatic considered consideration and response
so..... committee suggests a different forum handle this matter. Should
committee be forced to consider said claim the committee response would be:
"Dear Sir;
 You have two further chances of your request for prize award, slim and
fat."
Jim Bryant (FL)
DeFacto Chair