Terry, At 21:20 06/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Maybe nobody has experienced this particular cause of sluggish dampers in >the treble/bass. Here is the answer: > >After noticing the problem, I began in earnest to solve the mystery. After >removing the action I almost immediately noticed the problem. The piano >movers had apparently been in a hurry when re-attaching the front legs; >each has 2 large Allan Lag bolts to secure the front legs, but for some >reason that's not very clear, one bolt on each side is roughly 1/2" longer >(After checking there is absolutely NO need for the longer bolt) than the >other, <gerschnipped> Oh, really? Oops! How well attached is the back leg???? Seems to me that there are pianos which have two lengths of leg bolts - 4 short/2 long. The longer ones are for the back/pointy end/#3 leg. Checking, you might find that that leg is only held on by one or two threads. (Hint - Don't lean on the piano while checking...) Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, IA Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...
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